diff --git a/package/fake/lirc/lirc.conf b/package/fake/lirc/lirc.conf
index 8544584b4..bf8396f27 100644
--- a/package/fake/lirc/lirc.conf
+++ b/package/fake/lirc/lirc.conf
@@ -20,6 +20,15 @@
 # 
 # --- ROCK-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
 
+. $base/package/base/linux/kernelversion.sh
+
+add_wrapper uname <<- EOT
+	if [ "\$*" = "-r" ]; then
+		echo "$kernelversion"
+		exit 0
+	fi
+	exec \$orig "\$@"
+EOT
 
 # at least the serial driver...
 var_append confopt ' ' "--with-driver=serial --enable-sandboxed"