diff --git a/pkgs/applications/video/xbmc/0005-CEC-renamed-the-iDoubleTapTimeoutMs-in-the-new-libCE.patch b/pkgs/applications/video/xbmc/0005-CEC-renamed-the-iDoubleTapTimeoutMs-in-the-new-libCE.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..91811194c9b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/video/xbmc/0005-CEC-renamed-the-iDoubleTapTimeoutMs-in-the-new-libCE.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+From 9f1e45a10860dd23239de35673643e9e0e4a74f8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Lars Op den Kamp <lars@opdenkamp.eu>
+Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 14:52:16 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH 5/8] [CEC] renamed the iDoubleTapTimeoutMs in the new libCEC
+ for clarity. does not change binary compatibility
+
+---
+ xbmc/peripherals/devices/PeripheralCecAdapter.cpp | 7 ++++++-
+ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/xbmc/peripherals/devices/PeripheralCecAdapter.cpp b/xbmc/peripherals/devices/PeripheralCecAdapter.cpp
+index 1d068dc..ad123d9 100644
+--- a/xbmc/peripherals/devices/PeripheralCecAdapter.cpp
++++ b/xbmc/peripherals/devices/PeripheralCecAdapter.cpp
+@@ -1347,8 +1347,13 @@ void CPeripheralCecAdapter::SetConfigurationFromSettings(void)
+   m_configuration.bPowerOffOnStandby = iStandbyAction == 13011 ? 1 : 0;
+   m_configuration.bShutdownOnStandby = iStandbyAction == 13005 ? 1 : 0;
+ 
++#if defined(CEC_DOUBLE_TAP_TIMEOUT_MS_OLD)
+   // double tap prevention timeout in ms
+-  m_configuration.iDoubleTapTimeoutMs = GetSettingInt("double_tap_timeout_ms");
++  m_configuration.iDoubleTapTimeout50Ms = GetSettingInt("double_tap_timeout_ms") / 50;
++#else
++  // backwards compatibility. will be removed once the next major release of libCEC is out
++  m_configuration.iDoubleTapTimeoutMs = GetSettingInt("double_tap_timeout_ms");
++#endif
+ }
+ 
+ void CPeripheralCecAdapter::ReadLogicalAddresses(const CStdString &strString, cec_logical_addresses &addresses)
+-- 
+2.1.2
+
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/video/xbmc/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/video/xbmc/default.nix
index f7bddc50ef82..cb6f4346e168 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/video/xbmc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/video/xbmc/default.nix
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
     dontUseCmakeConfigure = true;
 
+    patches = [ ./0005-CEC-renamed-the-iDoubleTapTimeoutMs-in-the-new-libCE.patch ];
+
     preConfigure = ''
       substituteInPlace xbmc/linux/LinuxTimezone.cpp \
         --replace 'usr/share/zoneinfo' 'etc/zoneinfo'
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libcec/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libcec/default.nix
index 853786c34045..6eca14767c5a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libcec/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libcec/default.nix
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, autoreconfHook, pkgconfig, udev }:
 
-let version = "2.1.4"; in
+let version = "2.2.0"; in
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   name = "libcec-${version}";
 
   src = fetchurl {
-    url = "https://github.com/Pulse-Eight/libcec/archive/libcec-${version}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "0iz11zclbs3gk4ddq0pm4vyq015qmvy4nb9sra3vk6jw58izbgkr";
+    url = "https://github.com/Pulse-Eight/libcec/archive/libcec-${version}-repack.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "1kdfak8y96v14d5vp2apkjjs0fvvim9phc0nkhlq5pjlagk8v32x";
   };
 
   buildInputs = [ autoreconfHook pkgconfig udev ];
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "USB CEC adapter communication library";
+    description = "Allows you (with the right hardware) to control your device with your TV remote control using existing HDMI cabling";
     homepage = "http://libcec.pulse-eight.com";
     repositories.git = "https://github.com/Pulse-Eight/libcec.git";
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2Plus;