diff --git a/debian/patches/fix-pause-crash.patch b/debian/patches/fix-pause-crash.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..465007b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/fix-pause-crash.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+From: Markus Koschany <apo@debian.org>
+Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2017 08:55:15 +0100
+Subject: fix pause crash
+
+Forwarded: https://github.com/kthakore/pangzero/issues/5
+Bug-Debian: https://bugs.debian.org/857474
+---
+ lib/Games/PangZero.pm | 1 -
+ 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/lib/Games/PangZero.pm b/lib/Games/PangZero.pm
+index e9e4dd6..7015fec 100644
+--- a/lib/Games/PangZero.pm
++++ b/lib/Games/PangZero.pm
+@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ sub Pause {
+ 
+   SDL::Video::blit_surface($pausedSurface, SDL::Rect->new(0, 0, $pausedSurface->w, $pausedSurface->h),
+                            $App, SDL::Rect->new(($PhysicalScreenWidth - $pausedSurface->w) / 2, $PhysicalScreenHeight / 2 - 100, 0, 0));
+-  $App->sync();
+   $Keys   = ();
+   $Events = ();
+   while (1) { # Paused, wait for keypress
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index 1f6e603..583ab7b 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 10_nowebpage.patch
 unescaped-left-brace-in-regex.patch
+fix-pause-crash.patch