diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 9a4b919..376f715 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   * New upstream release.
     - Refresh patches for Makefile changes.
   * Tweak debian/copyright based on debmake -k's suggestions.
+  * Enable LIRC support.
 
  -- Chris Boot <debian@bootc.net>  Sat, 09 May 2015 18:17:17 +0100
 
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 05ab96c..d32d3eb 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 Maintainer: Chris Boot <debian@bootc.net>
 Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9~), libasound2-dev, libflac-dev, libmad0-dev,
  libvorbis-dev, libfaad-dev, libmpg123-dev, libsoxr-dev, libavformat-dev,
- portaudio19-dev
+ portaudio19-dev, liblircclient-dev
 Standards-Version: 3.9.5
 Homepage: https://code.google.com/p/squeezelite/
 Vcs-Git: git://anonscm.debian.org/collab-maint/squeezelite.git
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 1c1aabb..a22e80f 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 # Enable ffmpeg, soxr resampling, visualisation export and disable dlopening
 # libraries
-export OPTS := -DDSD -DFFMPEG -DRESAMPLE -DVISEXPORT -DLINKALL
+export OPTS := -DDSD -DFFMPEG -DRESAMPLE -DVISEXPORT -DLINKALL -DIR
 
 # Enable all hardening build flags
 export DEB_BUILD_MAINT_OPTIONS := hardening=+all