diff --git a/disabled-packages/screen/build.sh b/disabled-packages/screen/build.sh
index d51e3e907..dfb5c36f5 100644
--- a/disabled-packages/screen/build.sh
+++ b/disabled-packages/screen/build.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
-TERMUX_PKG_HOMEPAGE=http://www.gnu.org/software/screen/
+TERMUX_PKG_HOMEPAGE=https://www.gnu.org/software/screen/
 TERMUX_PKG_DESCRIPTION="Terminal multiplexer with VT100/ANSI terminal emulation"
-TERMUX_PKG_VERSION=4.3.1
-TERMUX_PKG_SRCURL=http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/screen/screen-${TERMUX_PKG_VERSION}.tar.gz
+TERMUX_PKG_VERSION=4.4.0
+TERMUX_PKG_SRCURL=https://mirrors.kernel.org/gnu/screen/screen-${TERMUX_PKG_VERSION}.tar.gz
 # TERMUX_PKG_DEPENDS="pcre, openssl, libuuid"
 # TERMUX_PKG_EXTRA_CONFIGURE_ARGS="--with-ssl=openssl"
+
+termux_step_pre_configure () {
+	# Run autoreconf since we have patched configure.ac
+	cd $TERMUX_PKG_SRCDIR
+	autoconf
+}
diff --git a/disabled-packages/screen/configure.ac.patch b/disabled-packages/screen/configure.ac.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9006fef87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/disabled-packages/screen/configure.ac.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,277 @@
+From
+
+https://github.com/openembedded/openembedded-core/tree/master/meta/recipes-extended/screen/screen
+
+diff -u -r ../screen-4.4.0/configure.ac ./configure.ac
+--- ../screen-4.4.0/configure.ac	2016-06-19 15:41:03.000000000 -0400
++++ ./configure.ac	2016-11-07 18:05:24.132420605 -0500
+@@ -48,31 +48,6 @@
+ AC_ISC_POSIX
+ AC_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS
+ 
+-AC_TRY_RUN(main(){exit(0);},,[
+-if test $CC != cc ; then
+-AC_NOTE(Your $CC failed - restarting with CC=cc)
+-AC_NOTE()
+-CC=cc
+-export CC
+-exec $0 $configure_args
+-fi
+-])
+-
+-AC_TRY_RUN(main(){exit(0);},,
+-exec 5>&2
+-eval $ac_link
+-AC_NOTE(CC=$CC; CFLAGS=$CFLAGS; LIBS=$LIBS;)
+-AC_NOTE($ac_compile)
+-AC_MSG_ERROR(Can't run the compiler - sorry))
+-
+-AC_TRY_RUN([
+-main()
+-{
+-  int __something_strange_();
+-  __something_strange_(0);
+-}
+-],AC_MSG_ERROR(Your compiler does not set the exit status - sorry))
+-
+ AC_PROG_AWK
+ 
+ AC_PROG_INSTALL
+@@ -110,7 +85,7 @@
+ dnl
+ dnl    ****  special unix variants  ****
+ dnl
+-if test -n "$ISC"; then
++if test "$cross_compiling" = no && test -n "$ISC" ; then
+   AC_DEFINE(ISC) LIBS="$LIBS -linet"
+ fi
+ 
+@@ -121,10 +96,11 @@
+ dnl fi
+ dnl fi
+ 
+-if test -f /sysV68 ; then
++if test "$cross_compiling" = no && test -f /sysV68 ; then
+ AC_DEFINE(sysV68)
+ fi
+ 
++if test "$cross_compiling" = no ; then
+ AC_CHECKING(for MIPS)
+ if test -f /lib/libmld.a || test -f /usr/lib/libmld.a || test -f /usr/lib/cmplrs/cc/libmld.a; then
+ oldlibs="$LIBS"
+@@ -148,6 +124,7 @@
+ ))
+ fi
+ fi
++fi
+ 
+ 
+ AC_CHECKING(for Ultrix)
+@@ -157,7 +134,7 @@
+ #endif
+ ], ULTRIX=1)
+ 
+-if test -f /usr/lib/libpyr.a ; then
++if test "$cross_compiling" = no && test -f /usr/lib/libpyr.a ; then
+ oldlibs="$LIBS"
+ LIBS="$LIBS -lpyr"
+ AC_CHECKING(Pyramid OSX)
+@@ -373,7 +350,8 @@
+   exit(0);
+ }
+ ], AC_NOTE(- your fifos are usable) fifo=1,
+-AC_NOTE(- your fifos are not usable))
++AC_NOTE(- your fifos are not usable),
++AC_NOTE(- skipping check because we are cross compiling; assuming fifos are usable) fifo=1)
+ rm -f /tmp/conftest*
+ 
+ if test -n "$fifo"; then
+@@ -421,7 +399,8 @@
+   exit(0);
+ }
+ ], AC_NOTE(- your implementation is ok), 
+-AC_NOTE(- you have a broken implementation) AC_DEFINE(BROKEN_PIPE) fifobr=1)
++AC_NOTE(- you have a broken implementation) AC_DEFINE(BROKEN_PIPE) fifobr=1,
++AC_NOTE(- skipping check because we are cross compiling; assuming fifo implementation is ok))
+ rm -f /tmp/conftest*
+ fi
+ 
+@@ -483,7 +462,9 @@
+   exit(0);
+ }
+ ], AC_NOTE(- your sockets are usable) sock=1,
+-AC_NOTE(- your sockets are not usable))
++
++AC_NOTE(- your sockets are not usable),
++AC_NOTE(- skipping check because we are cross compiling; assuming sockets are usable) sock=1)
+ rm -f /tmp/conftest*
+ 
+ if test -n "$sock"; then
+@@ -522,7 +503,8 @@
+ }
+ ],AC_NOTE(- you are normal),
+ AC_NOTE(- unix domain sockets are not kept in the filesystem)
+-AC_DEFINE(SOCK_NOT_IN_FS) socknofs=1)
++AC_DEFINE(SOCK_NOT_IN_FS) socknofs=1,
++AC_NOTE(- skipping check because we are cross compiling; assuming sockets are normal))
+ rm -f /tmp/conftest*
+ fi
+ 
+@@ -649,7 +631,8 @@
+   exit(0);
+ }
+ ],AC_NOTE(- select is ok),
+-AC_NOTE(- select can't count) AC_DEFINE(SELECT_BROKEN))
++AC_NOTE(- select can't count) AC_DEFINE(SELECT_BROKEN),
++AC_NOTE(- skipping check because we are cross compiling; assuming select is ok))
+ 
+ dnl
+ dnl    ****  termcap or terminfo  ****
+@@ -691,24 +674,29 @@
+ {
+  exit(strcmp(tgoto("%p1%d", 0, 1), "1") ? 0 : 1);
+ }], AC_NOTE(- you use the termcap database),
+-AC_NOTE(- you use the terminfo database) AC_DEFINE(TERMINFO))
++AC_NOTE(- you use the terminfo database) AC_DEFINE(TERMINFO),
++AC_NOTE(- skipping check because we are cross compiling; assuming terminfo database is used) AC_DEFINE(TERMINFO))
+ AC_CHECKING(ospeed)
+ AC_TRY_LINK(extern short ospeed;,ospeed=5;,,AC_DEFINE(NEED_OSPEED))
+ 
+ dnl
+ dnl    ****  PTY specific things  ****
+ dnl
++if test "$cross_compiling" = no ; then
+ AC_CHECKING(for /dev/ptc)
+ if test -r /dev/ptc; then
+ AC_DEFINE(HAVE_DEV_PTC)
+ fi
++fi
+ 
++if test "$cross_compiling" = no ; then
+ AC_CHECKING(for SVR4 ptys)
+ sysvr4ptys=
+ if test -c /dev/ptmx ; then
+ AC_TRY_LINK([],[ptsname(0);grantpt(0);unlockpt(0);],[AC_DEFINE(HAVE_SVR4_PTYS)
+ sysvr4ptys=1])
+ fi
++fi
+ 
+ AC_CHECK_FUNCS(getpt)
+ 
+@@ -718,6 +706,7 @@
+ [AC_CHECK_LIB(util,openpty, [AC_DEFINE(HAVE_OPENPTY)] [LIBS="$LIBS -lutil"])])
+ fi
+ 
++if test "$cross_compiling" = no ; then
+ AC_CHECKING(for ptyranges)
+ if test -d /dev/ptym ; then
+ pdir='/dev/ptym'
+@@ -741,6 +730,7 @@
+ AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(PTYRANGE0,"$p0")
+ AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(PTYRANGE1,"$p1")
+ fi
++fi
+ 
+ dnl    ****  pty mode/group handling ****
+ dnl
+@@ -826,7 +816,8 @@
+     else
+       AC_NOTE(- can't determine - assume ptys are world accessable)
+     fi
+-  ]
++  ],
++  AC_NOTE(- skipping check because we are cross compiling; assuming ptys are world accessable)
+ )
+ rm -f conftest_grp
+ fi
+@@ -887,14 +878,16 @@
+ dnl
+ dnl    ****  loadav  ****
+ dnl
++if test "$cross_compiling" = no ; then
+ AC_CHECKING(for libutil(s))
+ test -f /usr/lib/libutils.a && LIBS="$LIBS -lutils"
+ test -f /usr/lib/libutil.a && LIBS="$LIBS -lutil"
++fi
+ 
+ AC_CHECKING(getloadavg)
+ AC_TRY_LINK(,[getloadavg((double *)0, 0);],
+ AC_DEFINE(LOADAV_GETLOADAVG) load=1,
+-if test -f /usr/lib/libkvm.a ; then
++if test "$cross_compiling" = no && test -f /usr/lib/libkvm.a ; then
+ olibs="$LIBS"
+ LIBS="$LIBS -lkvm"
+ AC_CHECKING(getloadavg with -lkvm)
+@@ -910,7 +903,7 @@
+ #endif
+ ], load=1)
+ fi
+-if test -z "$load" ; then
++if test -z "$load" && test "$cross_compiling" = no ; then
+ AC_CHECKING(for kernelfile)
+ for core in /unix /vmunix /dynix /hp-ux /xelos /dev/ksyms /kernel/unix /kernel/genunix /unicos /mach /netbsd /386bsd /dgux /bsd /stand/vmunix; do
+   if test -f $core || test -c $core; then
+@@ -1103,7 +1096,7 @@
+ #endif
+   exit(0);
+ }
+-],,AC_DEFINE(SYSVSIGS))
++],,AC_DEFINE(SYSVSIGS),:)
+ 
+ fi
+ 
+@@ -1112,13 +1105,17 @@
+ dnl
+ 
+ AC_CHECKING(for crypt and sec libraries)
++if test "$cross_compiling" = no ; then
+ test -f /lib/libcrypt_d.a || test -f /usr/lib/libcrypt_d.a && LIBS="$LIBS -lcrypt_d"
++fi
+ oldlibs="$LIBS"
+ LIBS="$LIBS -lcrypt"
+ AC_CHECKING(crypt)
+ AC_TRY_LINK(,,,LIBS="$oldlibs")
++if test "$cross_compiling" = no ; then
+ test -f /lib/libsec.a || test -f /usr/lib/libsec.a && LIBS="$LIBS -lsec"
+ test -f /lib/libshadow.a || test -f /usr/lib/libshadow.a && LIBS="$LIBS -lshadow"
++fi
+ oldlibs="$LIBS"
+ LIBS="$LIBS -lsun"
+ AC_CHECKING(IRIX sun library)
+@@ -1183,7 +1180,7 @@
+   if (strncmp(buf, "cdedef", 6))
+     exit(1);
+   exit(0); /* libc version works properly.  */
+-}], AC_DEFINE(USEBCOPY))
++}], AC_DEFINE(USEBCOPY),,:)
+ 
+ AC_TRY_RUN([
+ #define bcopy(s,d,l) memmove(d,s,l)
+@@ -1198,7 +1195,8 @@
+   if (strncmp(buf, "cdedef", 6))
+     exit(1);
+   exit(0); /* libc version works properly.  */
+-}], AC_DEFINE(USEMEMMOVE))
++}], AC_DEFINE(USEMEMMOVE),,
++  AC_NOTE(- skipping check because we are cross compiling; use memmove) AC_DEFINE(USEMEMMOVE))
+ 
+ 
+ AC_TRY_RUN([
+@@ -1214,7 +1212,7 @@
+   if (strncmp(buf, "cdedef", 6))
+     exit(1);
+   exit(0); /* libc version works properly.  */
+-}], AC_DEFINE(USEMEMCPY))
++}], AC_DEFINE(USEMEMCPY),,:)
+ 
+ AC_SYS_LONG_FILE_NAMES
+ 
+@@ -1300,8 +1298,6 @@
+ dnl Ptx bug workaround -- insert -lc after -ltermcap
+ test -n "$seqptx" && LIBS="-ltermcap -lc -lsocket -linet -lnsl -lsec -lseq"
+ 
+-AC_TRY_RUN(main(){exit(0);},,AC_MSG_ERROR(Can't run the compiler - internal error. Sorry.))
+-
+ ETCSCREENRC=
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(for the global screenrc file)
+ AC_ARG_WITH(sys-screenrc, [  --with-sys-screenrc=path to the global screenrc file], [ ETCSCREENRC="${withval}" ])