diff --git a/packages/sysutils/lcdproc/init.d/63_lcdproc b/packages/sysutils/lcdproc/init.d/63_lcdproc
index 8e7faff21b..68974c315c 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/lcdproc/init.d/63_lcdproc
+++ b/packages/sysutils/lcdproc/init.d/63_lcdproc
@@ -22,11 +22,9 @@
 #
 # runlevels: openelec, textmode
 
-OPENELEC_SETTINGS="$HOME/.xbmc/userdata/addon_data/os.openelec.settings/settings.xml"
-
 (
-  if [ -f "$OPENELEC_SETTINGS" ]; then
-    LCD_DRIVER=`grep LCD_DRIVER $OPENELEC_SETTINGS | awk '{print $3 }' | sed -e "s,value=,," -e "s,\",,g"`
+  if [ -f /var/config/settings.conf ]; then
+    . /var/config/settings.conf
 
     if [ ! "$LCD_DRIVER" = none ]; then