diff -Naur a/packages/mediacenter/kodi/package.mk b/packages/mediacenter/kodi/package.mk
--- a/packages/mediacenter/kodi/package.mk	2016-02-19 19:30:21.754018176 +0000
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/kodi/package.mk	2016-02-19 19:30:43.210028740 +0000
@@ -409,6 +409,16 @@
       cp $PKG_DIR/config/appliance.xml $INSTALL/usr/share/kodi/system/settings
     fi
 
+  # update addon manifest
+  xmlstarlet ed -L -d "/addons/addon[text()='service.xbmc.versioncheck']" \
+    $INSTALL/usr/share/kodi/system/addon-manifest.xml || :
+  xmlstarlet ed -L --subnode "/addons" -t elem -n "addon" -v "os.openelec.tv" \
+    $INSTALL/usr/share/kodi/system/addon-manifest.xml || :
+  xmlstarlet ed -L --subnode "/addons" -t elem -n "addon" -v "repository.openelec.tv" \
+    $INSTALL/usr/share/kodi/system/addon-manifest.xml || :
+  xmlstarlet ed -L --subnode "/addons" -t elem -n "addon" -v "service.openelec.settings" \
+    $INSTALL/usr/share/kodi/system/addon-manifest.xml || :
+
   if [ "$KODI_EXTRA_FONTS" = yes ]; then
     mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/share/kodi/media/Fonts
       cp $PKG_DIR/fonts/*.ttf $INSTALL/usr/share/kodi/media/Fonts