diff --git a/scripts/ci/create_apk.hidapi.sh b/scripts/ci/create_apk.hidapi.sh
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+++ b/scripts/ci/create_apk.hidapi.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -e
+
+ci_dir="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && echo "$(pwd -P)/")"
+script_dir="$(dirname "$ci_dir")"
+src_dir="$(dirname "$script_dir")"
+cd "$src_dir"
+
+. "$script_dir"/version.sh
+
+build_dir=${build_dir:-_docker_build}
+
+if [ -f "$build_dir"/hidapi-$hidapi_version-r0.apk ] && \
+   [ -f "$build_dir"/hidapi-dev-$hidapi_version-r0.apk ] && \
+   [ -d "$build_dir"/keys/ ] ; then
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+tmp_image="hidapi.apk-builder"
+tmp_dir=$(mktemp -dt tezos.hidapi.XXXXXXXX)
+cleanup () {
+    set +e
+    rm -rf "$tmp_dir"
+    if ! [ -z "$container" ]; then docker rm $container; fi
+    # docker rmi $tmp_image || true
+}
+trap cleanup EXIT INT
+
+cp -a "$script_dir"/ci/hidapi-$hidapi_version.APKBUILD "$tmp_dir"/APKBUILD
+
+cat <<EOF > "$tmp_dir/Dockerfile"
+FROM andyshinn/alpine-abuild:v4
+ENV PACKAGER "Tezos <ci@tezos.com>"
+WORKDIR /home/builder/
+RUN abuild-keygen -a -i
+COPY APKBUILD .
+RUN abuilder -r
+EOF
+
+echo
+echo "### Building hidapi..."
+echo
+
+docker build -t $tmp_image "$tmp_dir"
+
+mkdir -p "$build_dir"
+
+container=$(docker create $tmp_image)
+docker cp -L $container:/etc/apk/keys "$build_dir"
+docker cp -L $container:/packages/home/x86_64/hidapi-$hidapi_version-r0.apk \
+             "$build_dir"
+docker cp -L $container:/packages/home/x86_64/hidapi-dev-$hidapi_version-r0.apk \
+             "$build_dir"