diff --git a/packages/sysutils/v4l-utils/package.mk b/packages/sysutils/v4l-utils/package.mk
index 4167fc01ea..f56ba00331 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/v4l-utils/package.mk
+++ b/packages/sysutils/v4l-utils/package.mk
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ post_makeinstall_target() {
   mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/config
     cp -PR $PKG_DIR/config/* $INSTALL/usr/config
 
+  rm -rf $INSTALL/usr/lib/udev/rules.d
+    mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/lib/udev/rules.d
+    cp -PR $PKG_DIR/udev.d/*.rules $INSTALL/usr/lib/udev/rules.d
+
   (
     echo "# table libreelec_multi, type: RC6 NEC"
     for f in rc6_mce xbox_360 zotac_ad10 hp_mce xbox_one cubox_i ; do
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/v4l-utils/patches/v4l-utils-10-support-user-rc-maps-file.patch b/packages/sysutils/v4l-utils/patches/v4l-utils-10-support-user-rc-maps-file.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 7d0981e108..0000000000
--- a/packages/sysutils/v4l-utils/patches/v4l-utils-10-support-user-rc-maps-file.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-From 996fdbf54f4b6c479dc7dd6ab4ca7933730aba93 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Matthias Reichl <hias@horus.com>
-Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2017 12:22:14 +0100
-Subject: [PATCH] ir-keytable: allow map rules override via
- /storage/.config/rc_maps.cfg
-
-Signed-off-by: Matthias Reichl <hias@horus.com>
----
- utils/keytable/70-infrared.rules | 14 ++++++++++++--
- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/utils/keytable/70-infrared.rules b/utils/keytable/70-infrared.rules
-index afffd95..eef3234 100644
---- a/utils/keytable/70-infrared.rules
-+++ b/utils/keytable/70-infrared.rules
-@@ -1,4 +1,14 @@
- # Automatically load the proper keymaps after the Remote Controller device
--# creation.  The keycode tables rules should be at /etc/rc_maps.cfg
-+# creation.
-+#
-+# User-defined rules can be stored in /storage/.config/rc_maps.cfg. If that
-+# file doesn't exist the default rules from /etc/rc_maps.cfg are used.
- 
--ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="rc", RUN+="/usr/bin/ir-keytable -a /etc/rc_maps.cfg -s $name"
-+ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="rc", IMPORT{program}="/usr/bin/sh -c '\
-+  if [ -r /storage/.config/rc_maps.cfg ] ; then \
-+    echo rc_maps_cfg=/storage/.config/rc_maps.cfg ; \
-+  else \
-+    echo rc_maps_cfg=/etc/rc_maps.cfg ; \
-+  fi'"
-+
-+ENV{rc_maps_cfg}=="?*", RUN+="/usr/bin/ir-keytable -a $env{rc_maps_cfg} -s $name"
--- 
-2.1.4
-
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/v4l-utils/udev.d/70-infrared.rules b/packages/sysutils/v4l-utils/udev.d/70-infrared.rules
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f644ee4449
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sysutils/v4l-utils/udev.d/70-infrared.rules
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Automatically load the proper keymaps after the Remote Controller device
+# creation.
+#
+# User-defined rules can be stored in /storage/.config/rc_maps.cfg. If that
+# file doesn't exist the default rules from /etc/rc_maps.cfg are used.
+
+ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEMS=="rc", GOTO="begin"
+GOTO="end"
+
+LABEL="begin"
+
+SUBSYSTEM=="rc", ENV{rc_sysdev}="$name"
+
+SUBSYSTEM=="input", IMPORT{parent}="rc_sysdev"
+
+KERNEL=="event[0-9]*", ENV{rc_sysdev}=="?*", IMPORT{program}="/usr/bin/sh -c '\
+  if [ -r /storage/.config/rc_maps.cfg ] ; then \
+    echo rc_maps_cfg=/storage/.config/rc_maps.cfg ; \
+  else \
+    echo rc_maps_cfg=/etc/rc_maps.cfg ; \
+  fi'"
+
+ENV{rc_maps_cfg}=="?*", RUN+="/usr/bin/ir-keytable -a $env{rc_maps_cfg} -s $env{rc_sysdev}"
+
+LABEL="end"