diff --git a/packages/sysutils/remote/lirc/build b/packages/sysutils/remote/lirc/build
index d2450c77c8..05f761b423 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/remote/lirc/build
+++ b/packages/sysutils/remote/lirc/build
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ cd $PKG_BUILD
             --without-x \
             --with-driver=userspace \
             --with-syslog=LOG_DAEMON \
+            --with-kerneldir=$(kernel_path) \
             $DEBUG_CONFIG
 
 make
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/remote/lirc/need_unpack b/packages/sysutils/remote/lirc/need_unpack
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..8be9db1963
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sysutils/remote/lirc/need_unpack
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+. config/options
+
+PKG_DIR=`find $PACKAGES -type d -name $1`
+STAMP=$STAMPS/$1/unpack
+
+test $PKG_DIR/config/linux.$TARGET_ARCH.conf -nt $STAMP -o \
+     $PKG_DIR/config/linux.$TARGET_PLATFORM.conf -nt $STAMP -o \
+     $PROJECT_DIR/$PROJECT/linux/linux.$TARGET_ARCH.conf -nt $STAMP -o \
+     $PROJECT_DIR/$PROJECT/linux/linux.$TARGET_PLATFORM.conf -nt $STAMP -o \
+     $PKG_DIR/url -nt $STAMP && rm -f $STAMP
+
+exit 0