diff --git a/config/addon/xbmc.python.script.xml b/config/addon/xbmc.python.script.xml
index 54cfab033e..1e91c01f80 100644
--- a/config/addon/xbmc.python.script.xml
+++ b/config/addon/xbmc.python.script.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 @REQUIRES@
   </requires>
   <extension point="xbmc.python.script" library="default.py">
-    <provides>executable</provides>
+    <provides>@PKG_ADDON_PROVIDES@</provides>
   </extension>
   <extension point="xbmc.addon.metadata">
     <summary>@PKG_SHORTDESC@</summary>
diff --git a/config/addon/xbmc.service.xml b/config/addon/xbmc.service.xml
index 26e0ed4ce8..73dc0db2d2 100644
--- a/config/addon/xbmc.service.xml
+++ b/config/addon/xbmc.service.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 @REQUIRES@
   </requires>
   <extension point="xbmc.service" library="default.py">
-    <provides>executable</provides>
+    <provides>@PKG_ADDON_PROVIDES@</provides>
   </extension>
   <extension point="xbmc.addon.metadata">
     <summary>@PKG_SHORTDESC@</summary>
diff --git a/scripts/create_addon b/scripts/create_addon
index 96b304b7a7..bdf927211b 100755
--- a/scripts/create_addon
+++ b/scripts/create_addon
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ if [ "$PKG_IS_ADDON" = "yes" ] ; then
        -e "s|@PKG_LONGDESC@|$PKG_LONGDESC|g" \
        -e "s|@PKG_DISCLAIMER@|$PKG_DISCLAIMER|g" \
        -e "s|@PROVIDER_NAME@|$PROVIDER_NAME|g" \
+       -e "s|@PKG_ADDON_PROVIDES@|$PKG_ADDON_PROVIDES|g" \
        -i $ADDON_BUILD/$PKG_ADDON_ID/addon.xml
 
   if [ "$2" != "-test" ] ; then