diff --git a/packages/sysutils/remote/eventlircd/init.d/62_eventlircd b/packages/sysutils/remote/eventlircd/init.d/62_eventlircd
deleted file mode 100644
index 0ab20592b9..0000000000
--- a/packages/sysutils/remote/eventlircd/init.d/62_eventlircd
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-################################################################################
-#      Copyright (C) 2009-2010 OpenELEC.tv
-#      http://www.openelec.tv
-#
-#  This Program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
-#  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-#  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
-#  any later version.
-#
-#  This Program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
-#  GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-#  along with OpenELEC.tv; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
-#  the Free Software Foundation, 51 Franklin Street, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02110, USA.
-#  http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
-################################################################################
-
-# start the eventlircd daemon
-#
-# runlevels: openelec, textmode
-
-(
-  progress "starting eventlircd"
-    eventlircd --evmap=/etc/eventlircd.d --socket=/var/run/lirc/lircd --release=_UP
-)&
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/remote/eventlircd/package.mk b/packages/sysutils/remote/eventlircd/package.mk
index 8d9e65438b..91a24fa608 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/remote/eventlircd/package.mk
+++ b/packages/sysutils/remote/eventlircd/package.mk
@@ -44,3 +44,6 @@ post_makeinstall_target() {
     cp $PKG_DIR/evmap/*.evmap $INSTALL/etc/eventlircd.d
 }
 
+post_install() {
+  enable_service eventlircd.service
+}
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/remote/eventlircd/system.d/eventlircd.service b/packages/sysutils/remote/eventlircd/system.d/eventlircd.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..27dc71c49d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sysutils/remote/eventlircd/system.d/eventlircd.service
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Eventlirc server daemon
+After=syslog.target
+
+[Service]
+# EnvironmentFile=/etc/sysconfig/eventlircd
+ExecStart=/usr/sbin/eventlircd -f --evmap=/etc/eventlircd.d --socket=/var/run/lirc/lircd --release=_UP
+ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
+KillMode=process
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+