diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/build b/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/build
index 126aa8afc8..b1758a79c7 100755
--- a/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/build
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/build
@@ -201,9 +201,6 @@ cd $PKG_BUILD
 # Clean the generated files
   find . -depth -type d -name "autom4te.cache" -exec rm -rf {} \;
 
-# hack: make codec_names.sh executable
-  chmod +x lib/ffmpeg/libavcodec/codec_names.sh
-
 ./configure --host=$TARGET_NAME \
             --build=$HOST_NAME \
             --with-arch=$TARGET_ARCH \