diff --git a/config/rootfiles/common/lz4 b/config/rootfiles/common/lz4
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b8bc2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/rootfiles/common/lz4
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+usr/bin/lz4
+#usr/bin/lz4c
+#usr/bin/lz4cat
+#usr/bin/unlz4
+#usr/include/lz4.h
+#usr/include/lz4frame.h
+#usr/include/lz4frame_static.h
+#usr/include/lz4hc.h
+#usr/lib/liblz4.a
+usr/lib/liblz4.so
+usr/lib/liblz4.so.1
+usr/lib/liblz4.so.1.8.1
+#usr/lib/pkgconfig/liblz4.pc
+#usr/share/man/man1/lz4.1
+#usr/share/man/man1/lz4c.1
+#usr/share/man/man1/lz4cat.1
+#usr/share/man/man1/unlz4.1
diff --git a/lfs/lz4 b/lfs/lz4
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f2bef2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lfs/lz4
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+###############################################################################
+#                                                                             #
+# IPFire.org - A linux based firewall                                         #
+# Copyright (C) 2018  IPFire Team  <info@ipfire.org>                          #
+#                                                                             #
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify        #
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by        #
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or           #
+# (at your option) any later version.                                         #
+#                                                                             #
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,             #
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of              #
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the               #
+# GNU General Public License for more details.                                #
+#                                                                             #
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License           #
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.       #
+#                                                                             #
+###############################################################################
+
+###############################################################################
+# Definitions
+###############################################################################
+
+include Config
+
+VER        = 1.8.1.2
+
+THISAPP    = lz4-$(VER)
+DL_FILE    = $(THISAPP).tar.gz
+DL_FROM    = $(URL_IPFIRE)
+DIR_APP    = $(DIR_SRC)/$(THISAPP)
+TARGET     = $(DIR_INFO)/$(THISAPP)
+PROG       = lz4
+
+DEPS       = ""
+
+###############################################################################
+# Top-level Rules
+###############################################################################
+
+objects = $(DL_FILE)
+
+$(DL_FILE) = $(DL_FROM)/$(DL_FILE)
+
+$(DL_FILE)_MD5 = 343538e69ba752a386c669b1a28111e2
+
+install : $(TARGET)
+
+check : $(patsubst %,$(DIR_CHK)/%,$(objects))
+
+download :$(patsubst %,$(DIR_DL)/%,$(objects))
+
+md5 : $(subst %,%_MD5,$(objects))
+
+dist: 
+	@$(PAK)
+
+###############################################################################
+# Downloading, checking, md5sum
+###############################################################################
+
+$(patsubst %,$(DIR_CHK)/%,$(objects)) :
+	@$(CHECK)
+
+$(patsubst %,$(DIR_DL)/%,$(objects)) :
+	@$(LOAD)
+
+$(subst %,%_MD5,$(objects)) :
+	@$(MD5)
+
+###############################################################################
+# Installation Details
+###############################################################################
+
+$(TARGET) : $(patsubst %,$(DIR_DL)/%,$(objects))
+	@$(PREBUILD)
+	@rm -rf $(DIR_APP) && cd $(DIR_SRC) && tar zxf $(DIR_DL)/$(DL_FILE)
+	cd $(DIR_APP) && patch -Np1 < $(DIR_SRC)/src/patches/lz4-1.8.1.2_mod_install_path.patch
+
+	cd $(DIR_APP) && make $(MAKETUNING)
+	cd $(DIR_APP) && make install
+
+	@rm -rf $(DIR_APP)
+	@$(POSTBUILD)
+
+
diff --git a/make.sh b/make.sh
index 3f10ffa..21b928d 100755
--- a/make.sh
+++ b/make.sh
@@ -1032,6 +1032,7 @@ buildipfire() {
   export LOGFILE
   lfsmake2 configroot
   lfsmake2 initscripts
+  lfsmake2 lz4
   lfsmake2 backup
   lfsmake2 pkg-config
   lfsmake2 libusb
diff --git a/src/patches/lz4-1.8.1.2_mod_install_path.patch b/src/patches/lz4-1.8.1.2_mod_install_path.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b9646e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/patches/lz4-1.8.1.2_mod_install_path.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+diff -Nur lz4-1.8.1.2.orig/lib/Makefile lz4-1.8.1.2/lib/Makefile
+--- lz4-1.8.1.2.orig/lib/Makefile	2018-01-21 07:24:41.881357925 +0000
++++ lz4-1.8.1.2/lib/Makefile	2018-01-21 07:25:44.823444081 +0000
+@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
+ # directory variables : GNU conventions prefer lowercase
+ # see https://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/html_node/Makefile-Conventions.html
+ # support both lower and uppercase (BSD), use uppercase in script
+-prefix      ?= /usr/local
++prefix      ?= /usr
+ PREFIX      ?= $(prefix)
+ exec_prefix ?= $(PREFIX)
+ libdir      ?= $(exec_prefix)/lib
+diff -Nur lz4-1.8.1.2.orig/NEWS lz4-1.8.1.2/NEWS
+--- lz4-1.8.1.2.orig/NEWS	2018-01-21 07:24:41.809360114 +0000
++++ lz4-1.8.1.2/NEWS	2018-01-21 07:26:00.838957106 +0000
+@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
+ New    : lz4 cli supports long commands (suggested by Takayuki Matsuoka)
+ New    : lz4frame & lz4cli frame content size support
+ New    : lz4frame supports skippable frames, as requested by Sergey Cherepanov
+-Changed: Default "make install" directory is /usr/local, as notified by Ron Johnson
++Changed: Default "make install" directory is /usr, as notified by Ron Johnson
+ New    : lz4 cli supports "pass-through" mode, requested by Neil Wilson
+ New    : datagen can generate sparse files
+ New    : scan-build tests, thanks to kind help by Takayuki Matsuoka
+diff -Nur lz4-1.8.1.2.orig/programs/Makefile lz4-1.8.1.2/programs/Makefile
+--- lz4-1.8.1.2.orig/programs/Makefile	2018-01-21 07:24:41.881357925 +0000
++++ lz4-1.8.1.2/programs/Makefile	2018-01-21 07:26:24.562235766 +0000
+@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
+ # directory variables : GNU conventions prefer lowercase
+ # see https://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/html_node/Makefile-Conventions.html
+ # support both lower and uppercase (BSD), use uppercase in script
+-prefix      ?= /usr/local
++prefix      ?= /usr
+ PREFIX      ?= $(prefix)
+ exec_prefix ?= $(PREFIX)
+ bindir      ?= $(exec_prefix)/bin
