diff -Nru mpd-0.19.17/debian/changelog mpd-0.19.17/debian/changelog
--- mpd-0.19.17/debian/changelog	2016-07-12 22:06:19.000000000 +0000
+++ mpd-0.19.17/debian/changelog	2016-08-18 23:46:52.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+mpd (0.19.17-1+rpi1) stretch-staging; urgency=medium
+
+  * Add -fpermissive to work arround char pointer signedness issue.
+
+ -- Peter Michael Green <plugwash@raspbian.org>  Thu, 18 Aug 2016 23:46:52 +0000
+
 mpd (0.19.17-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * Import Upstream version 0.19.17
diff -Nru mpd-0.19.17/debian/rules mpd-0.19.17/debian/rules
--- mpd-0.19.17/debian/rules	2016-04-28 19:16:02.000000000 +0000
+++ mpd-0.19.17/debian/rules	2016-08-18 23:46:42.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/make -f
 include /usr/share/dpkg/architecture.mk
 
+export CFLAGS += -fpermissive
+export CXXFLAGS += -fpermissive
+
 WITH_TREMOR=--without-tremor --enable-vorbis --disable-shine-encoder
 ifeq ($(DEB_HOST_ARCH), arm)
 WITH_TREMOR=--with-tremor --disable-vorbis --enable-shine-encoder