diff --git a/root-packages/libpcsclite/build.sh b/root-packages/libpcsclite/build.sh
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+TERMUX_PKG_HOMEPAGE=https://pcsclite.apdu.fr/
+TERMUX_PKG_DESCRIPTION="Middleware to access a smart card using SCard API (PC/SC)."
+TERMUX_PKG_LICENSE="BSD 3-Clause"
+TERMUX_PKG_MAINTAINER="@termux"
+TERMUX_PKG_VERSION=1.9.5
+TERMUX_PKG_SRCURL=https://pcsclite.apdu.fr/files/pcsc-lite-${TERMUX_PKG_VERSION}.tar.bz2
+TERMUX_PKG_SHA256=9ee3f9b333537562177893559ad4f7b8d5c23ebe828eef53056c02db14049d08
+TERMUX_PKG_DEPENDS="libusb, python"
+TERMUX_PKG_BREAKS="libpcsclite-dev"
+TERMUX_PKG_REPLACES="libpcsclite-dev"
+TERMUX_PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="flex"
+TERMUX_PKG_EXTRA_CONFIGURE_ARGS="
+--exec-prefix=$TERMUX_PREFIX
+--sbindir=$TERMUX_PREFIX/bin
+--enable-ipcdir=$TERMUX_PREFIX/var/run
+--disable-libsystemd
+--disable-libudev"
+
+
+termux_step_create_debscripts() {
+	# "pcscd fails to start if this folder does not exist"
+	echo "#!$TERMUX_PREFIX/bin/sh" > postinst
+	echo "mkdir -p $TERMUX_PREFIX/lib/pcsc/drivers" >> postinst
+}
diff --git a/root-packages/libpcsclite/pcscd.subpackage.sh b/root-packages/libpcsclite/pcscd.subpackage.sh
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+TERMUX_SUBPKG_DESCRIPTION="Middleware to access a smart card using SCard API (PC/SC). (daemon side)"
+TERMUX_SUBPKG_INCLUDE="bin/pcscd share/man/man5/reader.conf.5.gz share/man/man8/pcscd.8.gz"