diff --git a/media-tv/v4l-utils/v4l-utils-1.22.1.ebuild b/media-tv/v4l-utils/v4l-utils-1.22.1.ebuild
index b8517c0d787b1..6566baa52d213 100644
--- a/media-tv/v4l-utils/v4l-utils-1.22.1.ebuild
+++ b/media-tv/v4l-utils/v4l-utils-1.22.1.ebuild
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ src_install() {
 
 pkg_postinst() {
 	xdg_pkg_postinst
+	use udev && udev_reload
 
 	if [[ -n ${REPLACING_VERSIONS} ]] && ver_test 1.20.0 -ge ${REPLACING_VERSIONS%% *}; then
 		ewarn "WARNING! ir-keytable has changed significantly from version 1.20.0 so"
@@ -108,3 +109,8 @@ pkg_postinst() {
 		ewarn "https://bugs.gentoo.org/767175 for more details."
 	fi
 }
+
+pkg_postrm() {
+	xdg_pkg_postrm
+	use udev && udev_reload
+}