diff --git a/packages/devel/libcec/package.mk b/packages/devel/libcec/package.mk
index e24a372cc9..b1350208c1 100644
--- a/packages/devel/libcec/package.mk
+++ b/packages/devel/libcec/package.mk
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
 PKG_SITE="http://libcec.pulse-eight.com/"
 PKG_URL="https://github.com/Pulse-Eight/libcec/archive/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.gz"
 PKG_SOURCE_DIR="$PKG_NAME-$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION"
-PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain systemd lockdev platform"
+PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain systemd lockdev p8-platform"
 PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
 PKG_SECTION="system"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="libCEC is an open-source dual licensed library designed for communicating with the Pulse-Eight USB - CEC Adaptor"
diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/kodi-platform/package.mk b/packages/mediacenter/kodi-platform/package.mk
index 27550c0811..ee72fed18a 100644
--- a/packages/mediacenter/kodi-platform/package.mk
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/kodi-platform/package.mk
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
 PKG_SITE="http://www.kodi.tv"
 PKG_URL="https://github.com/xbmc/kodi-platform/archive/$PKG_VERSION.tar.gz"
-PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain tinyxml kodi platform"
+PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain tinyxml kodi p8-platform"
 PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
 PKG_SECTION="multimedia"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="kodi-platform:"
diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/platform/package.mk b/packages/mediacenter/p8-platform/package.mk
similarity index 86%
rename from packages/mediacenter/platform/package.mk
rename to packages/mediacenter/p8-platform/package.mk
index 0b3aae84df..2b8a8a53ec 100644
--- a/packages/mediacenter/platform/package.mk
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/p8-platform/package.mk
@@ -16,18 +16,19 @@
 #  along with OpenELEC.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 ################################################################################
 
-PKG_NAME="platform"
-PKG_VERSION="081032f"
+PKG_NAME="p8-platform"
+PKG_VERSION="38343e0"
 PKG_REV="1"
 PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
 PKG_SITE="http://www.kodi.tv"
 PKG_URL="https://github.com/Pulse-Eight/platform/archive/$PKG_VERSION.tar.gz"
+PKG_SOURCE_DIR="platform-$PKG_VERSION*"
 PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain"
 PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
 PKG_SECTION="multimedia"
-PKG_SHORTDESC="platform:"
-PKG_LONGDESC="platform:"
+PKG_SHORTDESC="Platform support library used by libCEC and binary add-ons for Kodi"
+PKG_LONGDESC="Platform support library used by libCEC and binary add-ons for Kodi"
 
 PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
 PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/p8-platform/patches/p8-platform-01-revert-cc-badness.patch b/packages/mediacenter/p8-platform/patches/p8-platform-01-revert-cc-badness.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c060921a36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/p8-platform/patches/p8-platform-01-revert-cc-badness.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+From f91594676d1f75530addd87363ccbc6510efb84e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Stefan Saraev <stefan@saraev.ca>
+Date: Fri, 8 May 2015 11:19:42 +0300
+Subject: [PATCH] revert cc badness
+
+this reverts upstream commit 68f8418
+---
+ CMakeLists.txt |    6 ------
+ 1 file changed, 6 deletions(-)
+
+diff -Naur a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
+--- a/CMakeLists.txt	2016-01-05 23:58:40.000000000 +0100
++++ b/CMakeLists.txt	2016-01-06 01:26:52.004076744 +0100
+@@ -22,12 +22,6 @@
+                    src/windows/os-threads.cpp)
+ endif()
+ 
+-set(p8-platform_INCLUDE_DIRS "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/include/p8-platform")
+-IF(WIN32)
+-  LIST(APPEND p8-platform_INCLUDE_DIRS "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/include/p8-platform/windows")
+-ENDIF(WIN32)
+-set(p8-platform_LIBRARIES ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
+-
+ if(NOT ${CORE_SYSTEM_NAME} STREQUAL "")
+   if(${CORE_SYSTEM_NAME} STREQUAL "osx" OR ${CORE_SYSTEM_NAME} STREQUAL "ios")
+     list(APPEND p8-platform_LIBRARIES "-framework CoreVideo -framework IOKit")
+-- 
+1.7.10.4
diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/platform/patches/platform-01-revert-cc-badness.patch b/packages/mediacenter/platform/patches/platform-01-revert-cc-badness.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 3e7e5ebcc7..0000000000
--- a/packages/mediacenter/platform/patches/platform-01-revert-cc-badness.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-From f91594676d1f75530addd87363ccbc6510efb84e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Stefan Saraev <stefan@saraev.ca>
-Date: Fri, 8 May 2015 11:19:42 +0300
-Subject: [PATCH] revert cc badness
-
-this reverts upstream commit 68f8418
----
- CMakeLists.txt |    6 ------
- 1 file changed, 6 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
-index 73fae2e..dc3e1b5 100644
---- a/CMakeLists.txt
-+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -22,12 +22,6 @@ if(WIN32)
-                    src/windows/os-threads.cpp)
- endif()
- 
--set(platform_INCLUDE_DIRS "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/include/platform")
--IF(WIN32)
--  LIST(APPEND platform_INCLUDE_DIRS "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/include/platform/windows")
--ENDIF(WIN32)
--set(platform_LIBRARIES ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
--
- if(NOT ${CORE_SYSTEM_NAME} STREQUAL "")
-   if(${CORE_SYSTEM_NAME} STREQUAL "darwin" OR ${CORE_SYSTEM_NAME} STREQUAL "ios")
-     list(APPEND platform_LIBRARIES "-framework CoreVideo -framework IOKit")
--- 
-1.7.10.4
-