diff --git a/pkgs/applications/video/kodi/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/video/kodi/default.nix
index 30eac05c234..09b33099139 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/video/kodi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/video/kodi/default.nix
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 , lzo, libcdio, libmodplug, libass, libbluray
 , sqlite, mysql, nasm, gnutls, libva, wayland
 , curl, bzip2, zip, unzip, glxinfo, xdpyinfo
+, libcec, libcec_platform
 , dbus_libs ? null, dbusSupport ? true
 , udev, udevSupport ? true
 , libusb ? null, usbSupport ? false
@@ -24,7 +25,6 @@
 , rtmpdump ? null, rtmpSupport ? true
 , libvdpau ? null, vdpauSupport ? true
 , libpulseaudio ? null, pulseSupport ? true
-, libcec ? null, cecSupport ? true
 }:
 
 assert dbusSupport  -> dbus_libs != null;
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ assert usbSupport   -> libusb != null && ! udevSupport; # libusb won't be used i
 assert sambaSupport -> samba != null;
 assert vdpauSupport -> libvdpau != null;
 assert pulseSupport -> libpulseaudio != null;
-assert cecSupport   -> libcec != null;
 assert rtmpSupport  -> rtmpdump != null;
 
 let
@@ -69,6 +68,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       lzo libcdio libmodplug libass libbluray
       sqlite mysql.lib nasm avahi libdvdcss lame
       curl bzip2 zip unzip glxinfo xdpyinfo
+      libcec libcec_platform
     ]
     ++ lib.optional dbusSupport dbus_libs
     ++ lib.optional udevSupport udev
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ++ lib.optional sambaSupport samba
     ++ lib.optional vdpauSupport libvdpau
     ++ lib.optional pulseSupport libpulseaudio
-    ++ lib.optional cecSupport libcec
     ++ lib.optional rtmpSupport rtmpdump;
 
     dontUseCmakeConfigure = true;
@@ -93,9 +92,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       ./bootstrap
     '';
 
-    configureFlags = [
-      "--enable-external-libraries"
-    ]
+    configureFlags = [ ]
     ++ lib.optional (!sambaSupport) "--disable-samba"
     ++ lib.optional vdpauSupport "--enable-vdpau"
     ++ lib.optional pulseSupport "--enable-pulse"
@@ -112,6 +109,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
           --prefix LD_LIBRARY_PATH ":" "${libmad}/lib" \
           --prefix LD_LIBRARY_PATH ":" "${libvdpau}/lib" \
           --prefix LD_LIBRARY_PATH ":" "${libcec}/lib" \
+          --prefix LD_LIBRARY_PATH ":" "${libcec_platform}/lib" \
           --prefix LD_LIBRARY_PATH ":" "${rtmpdump}/lib"
       done
     '';
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libcec/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libcec/default.nix
index 6eca14767c5..94b483e1f5d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libcec/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libcec/default.nix
@@ -1,16 +1,18 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, autoreconfHook, pkgconfig, udev }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, cmake, pkgconfig, udev, libcec_platform }:
 
-let version = "2.2.0"; in
+let version = "3.0.1"; in
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   name = "libcec-${version}";
 
   src = fetchurl {
-    url = "https://github.com/Pulse-Eight/libcec/archive/libcec-${version}-repack.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "1kdfak8y96v14d5vp2apkjjs0fvvim9phc0nkhlq5pjlagk8v32x";
+    url = "https://github.com/Pulse-Eight/libcec/archive/libcec-${version}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "0gi5gq8pz6vfdx80pimx23d5g243zzgmc7s8wpb686csjk470dky";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ autoreconfHook pkgconfig udev ];
+  buildInputs = [ cmake pkgconfig udev libcec_platform ];
+
+  cmakeFlags = [ "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=1" ];
 
   # Fix dlopen path
   patchPhase = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libcec/platform.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libcec/platform.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6db2656c9f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libcec/platform.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, cmake }:
+
+let version = "1.0.10"; in
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "libcec-${version}";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://github.com/Pulse-Eight/platform/archive/${version}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "1kdmi9b62nky4jrb5519ddnw5n7s7m6qyj7rzhg399f0n6f278vb";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Platform library for libcec and Kodi addons";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/Pulse-Eight/platform";
+    repositories.git = "https://github.com/Pulse-Eight/libcec.git";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2Plus;
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.titanous ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 11c8676a10c..6f1df268d50 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -6769,6 +6769,7 @@ let
     else libcanberra;
 
   libcec = callPackage ../development/libraries/libcec { };
+  libcec_platform = callPackage ../development/libraries/libcec/platform.nix { };
 
   libcello = callPackage ../development/libraries/libcello {};