2 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index 55595ed23..0be909bad 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ debian/0011-remove-signin.patch
 debian/0012-remove-googlefonts.patch
 debian/0013-remove-googletagmanager.patch
 upstream/0001-allow-symlinks.patch
+upstream/0002-fix-FTCBFS.patch
diff --git a/debian/patches/upstream/0002-fix-FTCBFS.patch b/debian/patches/upstream/0002-fix-FTCBFS.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..10cf18f67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/upstream/0002-fix-FTCBFS.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+Author: Helmut Grohne <helmut@subdivi.de>
+Description: Fixes FTCBFS by not abusing AC_CHECK_FILE (Closes: #982523).
+
+diff -Naurp netdata.orig/configure.ac netdata/configure.ac
+--- netdata.orig/configure.ac
++++ netdata/configure.ac
+@@ -1025,8 +1025,8 @@ if test "${build_target}" = "linux" -a "
+         [#include <linux/bpf.h>]
+     )
+ 
+-    AC_CHECK_FILE(
+-        externaldeps/libbpf/libbpf.a,
++    AS_IF(
++        [test -e externaldeps/libbpf/libbpf.a],
+         [have_libbpf=yes],
+         [have_libbpf=no]
+     )