diff --git a/hardware/irda/lirc/actions.py b/hardware/irda/lirc/actions.py
index 3d93da7cdd..c98dc5a1b3 100644
--- a/hardware/irda/lirc/actions.py
+++ b/hardware/irda/lirc/actions.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from pisi.actionsapi import get
 
 def setup():
     autotools.autoreconf("-fi")
-    autotools.configure("--localstatedir=/run \
+    autotools.configure("--localstatedir=/var \
                          --enable-sandboxed \
                          --with-systemdsystemunitdir=no \
                          --enable-shared \
diff --git a/hardware/irda/lirc/pspec.xml b/hardware/irda/lirc/pspec.xml
index a1fa36b080..8c40433b02 100644
--- a/hardware/irda/lirc/pspec.xml
+++ b/hardware/irda/lirc/pspec.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         <IsA>service</IsA>
         <Summary>Linux Infrared Remote Control system</Summary>
         <Description>lirc is a package that allows you to decode and send infra-red signals of many (but not all) commonly used remote controls.</Description>
-        <Archive sha1sum="e6a04fa7447b2c3bc5bac7658fa2cc377ae133ed" type="tarbz2">https://sourceforge.net/projects/lirc/files/LIRC/0.9.4c/lirc-0.9.4c.tar.bz2</Archive>
+        <Archive sha1sum="9d6f6d18ac566a96ef4ca1d6909a4e8bc517d48a" type="tarbz2">https://sourceforge.net/projects/lirc/files/LIRC/0.10.1/lirc-0.10.1.tar.bz2/download</Archive>
         <BuildDependencies>
             <Dependency>alsa-lib-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libftdi-devel</Dependency>
@@ -22,18 +22,20 @@
             <Dependency>libxslt</Dependency>
             <Dependency>doxygen</Dependency>
             <Dependency>python3-devel</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>python3-setuptools</Dependency>
         </BuildDependencies>
         <Patches>
-            <Patch level="1">lirc-lib-curl_poll.h-Ensure-build-on-unconfiguredclients.patch</Patch>
-            <Patch level="1">lirc-configure-libudev.patch</Patch>
-            <Patch level="1">lirc.pc-Fix-bad-library-specification-236.patch</Patch>
-            <Patch level="1">Build-Use-HAVE_UINPUT-1-to-force-building-uinput-cod.patch</Patch>
+<!--             <Patch level="1">lirc-lib-curl_poll.h-Ensure-build-on-unconfiguredclients.patch</Patch> -->
+<!--             <Patch level="1">lirc-configure-libudev.patch</Patch> -->
+<!--             <Patch level="1">lirc.pc-Fix-bad-library-specification-236.patch</Patch> -->
+<!--             <Patch level="1">Build-Use-HAVE_UINPUT-1-to-force-building-uinput-cod.patch</Patch> -->
         </Patches>
     </Source>
 
     <Package>
         <Name>lirc</Name>
         <RuntimeDependencies>
+            <Dependency>python3</Dependency>
             <Dependency>alsa-lib</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libftdi</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libusb-compat</Dependency>
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@
             <Path fileType="man">/usr/share/man/man8</Path>
             <Path fileType="data">/usr/share/lirc</Path>
             <Path fileType="data">/run</Path>
+            <Path fileType="data">/var</Path>
         </Files>
         <AdditionalFiles>
             <AdditionalFile owner="root" permission="0644" target="/etc/conf.d/lirc">lirc.conf.d</AdditionalFile>
@@ -78,6 +81,13 @@
     </Package>
 
     <History>
+        <Update release="5">
+            <Date>2017-11-05</Date>
+            <Version>0.10.1</Version>
+            <Comment>Version bump</Comment>
+            <Name>Mustafa Cinasal</Name>
+            <Email>muscnsl@gmail.com</Email>
+        </Update>
         <Update release="4">
             <Date>2017-09-22</Date>
             <Version>0.9.4c</Version>
@@ -107,4 +117,4 @@
             <Email>ertugrulerata@gmail.com</Email>
         </Update>
     </History>
-</PISI>
\ No newline at end of file
+</PISI>