diff --git a/config/functions b/config/functions
index 1d57c71273..2a00460a5b 100644
--- a/config/functions
+++ b/config/functions
@@ -553,6 +553,7 @@ show_config() {
   config_message="$config_message\n - Remote support:\t\t\t $REMOTE_SUPPORT"
   config_message="$config_message\n - ATV Remote support:\t\t\t $ATVCLIENT_SUPPORT"
   config_message="$config_message\n - CEC Adapter support:\t\t\t $CEC_SUPPORT"
+  config_message="$config_message\n - CEC Framework support:\t\t\t $CEC_FRAMEWORK_SUPPORT"
   config_message="$config_message\n - Kodi Joystick support:\t\t $JOYSTICK_SUPPORT"
 
   # Misc. hardware configuration
diff --git a/distributions/LibreELEC/options b/distributions/LibreELEC/options
index 45d71871eb..5765813dfa 100644
--- a/distributions/LibreELEC/options
+++ b/distributions/LibreELEC/options
@@ -150,6 +150,9 @@
 # build and install CEC adapter support (yes / no)
   CEC_SUPPORT="yes"
 
+# build and install CEC framework support (yes / no)
+  CEC_FRAMEWORK_SUPPORT="no"
+
 # build and install iSCSI support - iscsistart (yes / no)
   ISCSI_SUPPORT="yes"
 
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/v4l-utils/package.mk b/packages/sysutils/v4l-utils/package.mk
index c059116ebb..36fe8f7a20 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/v4l-utils/package.mk
+++ b/packages/sysutils/v4l-utils/package.mk
@@ -35,14 +35,26 @@ PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
 
 PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="--without-jpeg"
 
+pre_configure_target() {
+  # cec-ctl fails to build in subdirs
+  cd $PKG_BUILD
+  rm -rf .$TARGET_NAME
+}
+
 make_target() {
-    make -C utils/keytable CFLAGS="$TARGET_CFLAGS"
-    make -C utils/ir-ctl CFLAGS="$TARGET_CFLAGS"
+  make -C utils/keytable CFLAGS="$TARGET_CFLAGS"
+  make -C utils/ir-ctl CFLAGS="$TARGET_CFLAGS"
+  if [ "$CEC_FRAMEWORK_SUPPORT" = "yes" ]; then
+    make -C utils/cec-ctl CFLAGS="$TARGET_CFLAGS"
+  fi
 }
 
 makeinstall_target() {
-   make install DESTDIR=$INSTALL PREFIX=/usr -C utils/keytable
-   make install DESTDIR=$INSTALL PREFIX=/usr -C utils/ir-ctl
+  make install DESTDIR=$INSTALL PREFIX=/usr -C utils/keytable
+  make install DESTDIR=$INSTALL PREFIX=/usr -C utils/ir-ctl
+  if [ "$CEC_FRAMEWORK_SUPPORT" = "yes" ]; then
+    make install DESTDIR=$INSTALL PREFIX=/usr -C utils/cec-ctl
+  fi
 }
 
 post_makeinstall_target() {