diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/kodi/config/appliance.xml b/packages/mediacenter/kodi/config/appliance.xml
index 4111c93b1e..168d2f101c 100644
--- a/packages/mediacenter/kodi/config/appliance.xml
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/kodi/config/appliance.xml
@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@
   </section>
 
   <section id="pvr">
+    <category id="pvrmanager">
+      <group id="1">
+        <setting id="pvrmanager.syncchannelgroups">
+          <default>false</default>
+        </setting>
+      </group>
+    </category>
     <category id="epg">
       <group id="2">
         <setting id="epg.preventupdateswhileplayingtv">