diff --git a/packages/sysutils/remote/install b/packages/sysutils/remote/install
index 48ee8edfd9..a5aac648f3 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/remote/install
+++ b/packages/sysutils/remote/install
@@ -2,9 +2,5 @@
 
 . config/options $1
 
-$SCRIPTS/install irserver
-$SCRIPTS/install eventlircd
-[ "$ATVCLIENT_SUPPORT" = "yes" ] && $SCRIPTS/install atvclient
-
 mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/config
   cp $PKG_DIR/config/*.conf $INSTALL/usr/config
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/remote/meta b/packages/sysutils/remote/meta
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4487ef5e46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sysutils/remote/meta
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+PKG_NAME="remote"
+PKG_VERSION=""
+PKG_REV="1"
+PKG_ARCH="any"
+PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
+PKG_SITE="http://www.openelec.tv"
+PKG_URL=""
+PKG_DEPENDS="irserver eventlircd"
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain"
+PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
+PKG_SECTION="system/remote"
+PKG_SHORTDESC="remote: Meta package for installing various tools needed for remote support"
+PKG_LONGDESC="Meta package for installing various tools needed for remote support"
+PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
+
+[ "$ATVCLIENT_SUPPORT" = "yes" ] && PKG_DEPENDS="$PKG_DEPENDS atvclient"