diff --git a/rules/hidapi/default.bash b/rules/hidapi/default.bash
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+version=\
+(
+    '0.8.0-rc1'
+)
+
+url=\
+(
+    "https://github.com/signal11/hidapi/archive/hidapi-$version.tar.gz"
+)
+
+md5=\
+(
+    '069f9dd746edc37b6b6d0e3656f47199'
+)
+
+maintainer=\
+(
+    'Ricardo Martins <rasm@oceanscan-mst.com>'
+)
+
+requires=\
+(
+    'libtool/host'
+    'libusb/default'
+    'systemd/default'
+)
+
+post_unpack()
+{
+    patches=$(ls "$pkg_dir/patches/"*.patch)
+    if [ -n "$patches" ]; then
+        cat $patches | patch -p1
+    fi
+}
+
+configure()
+{
+    cd "../hidapi-hidapi-$version" &&
+        ./bootstrap
+
+    ./configure \
+        --prefix="$cfg_dir_toolchain_sysroot/usr" \
+        --target="$cfg_target_canonical" \
+        --host="$cfg_target_canonical" \
+        --build="$cfg_host_canonical"
+}
+
+build()
+{
+    $cmd_make -C "../hidapi-hidapi-$version"
+}
+
+host_install()
+{
+    $cmd_make -C "../hidapi-hidapi-$version" install
+}
+
+target_install()
+{
+    $cmd_cp \
+        "$cfg_dir_toolchain_sysroot/usr/lib/libhidapi"*.so* \
+        "$cfg_dir_rootfs/lib" &&
+
+    $cmd_target_strip \
+            "$cfg_dir_rootfs/lib/libhidapi"*.so*
+}