diff --git a/packages/sysutils/remote/eventlircd/init.d/33_eventlircd b/packages/sysutils/remote/eventlircd/init.d/33_eventlircd
index 15f10b9d4d..3855122ccc 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/remote/eventlircd/init.d/33_eventlircd
+++ b/packages/sysutils/remote/eventlircd/init.d/33_eventlircd
@@ -20,11 +20,12 @@
 #  http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
 ################################################################################
 
-# start the LIRC daemon
+# start the eventlircd daemon
 #
 # runlevels: openelec, textmode
 
 . /etc/profile
 
-mkdir -p /var/run/lirc
-eventlircd --evmap=/etc/eventlircd.d --socket=/var/run/lirc/lircd --release=_UP
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+progress "starting eventlircd"
+  mkdir -p /var/run/lirc
+  eventlircd --evmap=/etc/eventlircd.d --socket=/var/run/lirc/lircd --release=_UP
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