diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/kodi/package.mk b/packages/mediacenter/kodi/package.mk
index 9ee748305e..952aba43ff 100644
--- a/packages/mediacenter/kodi/package.mk
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/kodi/package.mk
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ configure_package() {
     KODI_CEC="-DENABLE_CEC=OFF"
   fi
 
+  if [ "$CEC_FRAMEWORK_SUPPORT" = "yes" ]; then
+    PKG_PATCH_DIRS+=" cec-framework"
+  fi
+
   if [ "$KODI_OPTICAL_SUPPORT" = yes ]; then
     KODI_OPTICAL="-DENABLE_OPTICAL=ON"
   else
diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/kodi/patches/cec-framework/kodi-100.17-tinker-s-cec-disable-polling.patch b/packages/mediacenter/kodi/patches/cec-framework/kodi-100.17-tinker-s-cec-disable-polling.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3a9ba8adc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/kodi/patches/cec-framework/kodi-100.17-tinker-s-cec-disable-polling.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+--- kodi-rockchip_18.2rc1-Leia.orig/xbmc/peripherals/bus/virtual/PeripheralBusCEC.cpp	2019-05-12 07:24:23.921984777 +0200
++++ kodi-rockchip_18.2rc1-Leia/xbmc/peripherals/bus/virtual/PeripheralBusCEC.cpp	2019-05-12 07:03:41.221761552 +0200
+@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@
+       /** the Pi's adapter cannot be removed, no need to rescan */
+       m_bNeedsPolling = false;
+       break;
++    case ADAPTERTYPE_LINUX:
++      /** the Linux adapter cannot be removed, no need to rescan */
++      m_bNeedsPolling = false;
++      break;
+     default:
+       break;
+     }