diff --git a/debian/patches/no_xtalk_send b/debian/patches/no_xtalk_send
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..00bf640
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/no_xtalk_send
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+From: Tzafrir Cohen <tzafrir.cohen@xorcom.com>
+Subject: Don't install xtalk_send
+
+xtalk_send is a helper tool for xtalk, a low-level libary used by some
+Xorcom DAHDI userspace tools. It is hardly needed by most people.
+
+--- a/xpp/xtalk/Makefile.am
++++ b/xpp/xtalk/Makefile.am
+@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@ USB_NAME		= libusb
+ endif
+ endif
+ 
+-noinst_PROGRAMS		= xlist_test xusb_test xusb_test_bypath xtalk_test xtalk_raw_test
+-sbin_PROGRAMS		= xtalk_send
++noinst_PROGRAMS		= xlist_test xusb_test xusb_test_bypath xtalk_test xtalk_raw_test xtalk_send
+ noinst_LTLIBRARIES	= libxtalk.la
+ dist_noinst_HEADERS	= \
+ 	xtalk_base.h	\
+@@ -39,8 +38,6 @@ dist_noinst_HEADERS	= \
+ 	include/xtalk/xtalk_iface.h	\
+ 	#
+ 
+-man_MANS		= xtalk_send.8
+-
+ libxtalk_la_CFLAGS	= \
+ 		$(COMMON_CFLAGS) \
+ 		-I$(srcdir)/include \
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index 0cbb9ee..200286e 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ echocan_oslec
 init_unload_oslec
 remove_dahdi_speed
 soname.patch
+no_xtalk_send