diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/xbmc-rpi/build b/packages/mediacenter/xbmc-rpi/build
index 450f4d9f1d..a75bf405ef 100755
--- a/packages/mediacenter/xbmc-rpi/build
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/xbmc-rpi/build
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ fi
 
 if [ "$CEC_SUPPORT" = yes ]; then
   XBMC_CEC="--enable-libcec"
+  if [ "$OPENMAX" = "bcm2835-driver" ]; then
+    XBMC_CEC="$XBMC_CEC --enable-rpi-cec-api"
+  fi
 else
   XBMC_CEC="--disable-libcec"
 fi