diff --git a/meta/packages/irda-utils/files/init b/meta/packages/irda-utils/files/init
index 2d93af34df..63750f187c 100755
--- a/meta/packages/irda-utils/files/init
+++ b/meta/packages/irda-utils/files/init
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 #! /bin/sh
+### BEGIN INIT INFO
+# Provides:          irda
+# Required-Start:    $network $remote_fs
+# Required-Stop:     $network $remote_fs
+# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
+# Default-Stop:      0 1 6
+# Short-Description: Infrared port support
+### END INIT INFO
 
 module_id() {
         awk 'BEGIN { FS=": " } /Hardware/ { print $2 } ' </proc/cpuinfo
diff --git a/meta/packages/irda-utils/irda-utils_0.9.16.bb b/meta/packages/irda-utils/irda-utils_0.9.16.bb
index 19bcdf397c..5e8ded6215 100644
--- a/meta/packages/irda-utils/irda-utils_0.9.16.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/irda-utils/irda-utils_0.9.16.bb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ IrDA allows communication over Infrared with other devices \
 such as phones and laptops."
 SECTION = "base"
 LICENSE = "GPL"
-PR = "r8"
+PR = "r9"
 
 SRC_URI = "${SOURCEFORGE_MIRROR}/irda/irda-utils-${PV}.tar.gz \
 	   file://configure.patch;patch=1 \