diff --git a/board/recalbox/fsoverlay/recalbox/scripts/kodilauncher.sh b/board/recalbox/fsoverlay/recalbox/scripts/kodilauncher.sh
index d1fd826db503ec23b6c8ea142bf7709164623a6f..278c9a20a0a6a9cf119f304eb293fcfec36648e5 100755
--- a/board/recalbox/fsoverlay/recalbox/scripts/kodilauncher.sh
+++ b/board/recalbox/fsoverlay/recalbox/scripts/kodilauncher.sh
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ then
 fi
 
 (
-    LD_LIBRARY_PATH="/usr/lib/mysql" /usr/lib/kodi/kodi.bin --standalone -fs
+    LD_LIBRARY_PATH="/usr/lib/mysql" /usr/lib/kodi/kodi.bin --standalone -fs --lircdev /var/run/lirc/lircd
     echo "Kodi process ended." >&2
     echo "EXIT" >> /var/run/kodi.msg # in case of normal, but mainly anormal end of kodi, send a message to signal the end
 )&