diff --git a/recipes/rtorrent/Makefile b/recipes/rtorrent/Makefile
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/rtorrent/Makefile
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+name = rtorrent
+version = 0.9.8
+URL = https://github.com/rakshasa/rtorrent/releases/download/v$(version)/rtorrent-$(version).tar.gz
+
+build-dependencies = curl-dev libtorrent libtorrent-dev
+
+SYSCONF ?= ../../
+include $(SYSCONF)/package.mk