diff --git a/packages/sysutils/remote/lirc/init.d/32_lirc b/packages/sysutils/remote/lirc/init.d/32_lirc
index 83e1ebd03d..a20fcef27e 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/remote/lirc/init.d/32_lirc
+++ b/packages/sysutils/remote/lirc/init.d/32_lirc
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 #
 # runlevels: openelec, textmode
 
+. /etc/profile
+
 [ -f /storage/.config/remote.conf ] && . /storage/.config/remote.conf
 
 if [ "$REMOTE_BACKEND" = "lirc" ]; then