diff --git a/package/kodi-addon-xvdr/Config.in b/package/kodi-addon-xvdr/Config.in
index 6e713af6fc..85e9d600c8 100644
--- a/package/kodi-addon-xvdr/Config.in
+++ b/package/kodi-addon-xvdr/Config.in
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_KODI_ADDON_XVDR
 	bool "kodi-addon-xvdr"
+	# upstream discontinued the development
+	depends on BR2_DEPRECATED_SINCE_2016_05
 	help
 	  This is a PVR add-on for Kodi to add VDR (http://tvdr.de/)
 	  as a TV/PVR Backend to Kodi.