diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/kodi.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/kodi.nix
index 65a7b9c628e526..e997b9a11343b2 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/kodi.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/kodi.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ in
     services.xserver.desktopManager.session = [{
       name = "kodi";
       start = ''
-        ${pkgs.kodi}/bin/kodi --lircdev /run/lirc/lircd --standalone &
+        LIRC_SOCKET_PATH=/run/lirc/lircd ${pkgs.kodi}/bin/kodi --standalone &
         waitPID=$!
       '';
     }];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/video/kodi/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/video/kodi/default.nix
index 77a68317b2f7a0..875ef8d52ddbd1 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/video/kodi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/video/kodi/default.nix
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 , libcrossguid, libmicrohttpd
 , bluez, doxygen, giflib, glib, harfbuzz, lcms2, libidn, libpthreadstubs, libtasn1, libXdmcp
 , libplist, p11-kit, zlib, flatbuffers, fmt, fstrcmp, rapidjson
+, lirc
 , dbusSupport ? true, dbus ? null
 , joystickSupport ? true, cwiid ? null
 , nfsSupport ? true, libnfs ? null
@@ -168,6 +169,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation {
       libcrossguid cwiid libplist
       bluez giflib glib harfbuzz lcms2 libpthreadstubs libXdmcp
       ffmpeg flatbuffers fmt fstrcmp rapidjson
+      lirc
       # libdvdcss libdvdnav libdvdread
     ]
     ++ lib.optional  dbusSupport     dbus
@@ -202,7 +204,6 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation {
       "-DENABLE_EVENTCLIENTS=ON"
       "-DENABLE_INTERNAL_CROSSGUID=OFF"
       "-DENABLE_OPTICAL=ON"
-      "-DLIRC_DEVICE=/run/lirc/lircd"
     ] ++ lib.optional useWayland [
       "-DCORE_PLATFORM_NAME=wayland"
       "-DWAYLAND_RENDER_SYSTEM=gl"