diff --git a/recording.h b/recording.h
index 6f26f2f6..718df343 100644
--- a/recording.h
+++ b/recording.h
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ enum eRecordingUsage {
   ruCanceled = 0x8000, // the operation has been canceled, waiting for cleanup
   };
 
+// workaround patch for enabling extra features in extrecmenung until vdr 2.5.2 is released
+#ifndef EPGRENAME
+#define EPGRENAME
+#endif
+
 void RemoveDeletedRecordings(void);
 void AssertFreeDiskSpace(int Priority = 0, bool Force = false);
      ///< The special Priority value -1 means that we shall get rid of any
@@ -74,8 +79,6 @@ private:
   char *fileName;
   cRecordingInfo(const cChannel *Channel = NULL, const cEvent *Event = NULL);
   bool Read(FILE *f);
-  void SetData(const char *Title, const char *ShortText, const char *Description);
-  void SetAux(const char *Aux);
 public:
   cRecordingInfo(const char *FileName);
   ~cRecordingInfo();
@@ -93,6 +96,8 @@ public:
   bool Write(FILE *f, const char *Prefix = "") const;
   bool Read(void);
   bool Write(void) const;
+  void SetData(const char *Title, const char *ShortText, const char *Description);
+  void SetAux(const char *Aux);
   };
 
 class cRecording : public cListObject {
@@ -150,7 +155,7 @@ public:
        ///< Returns the full path name to the recording directory, including the
        ///< video directory and the actual '*.rec'. For disk file access use.
   const char *Title(char Delimiter = ' ', bool NewIndicator = false, int Level = -1) const;
-  const cRecordingInfo *Info(void) const { return info; }
+  cRecordingInfo *Info(void) const { return info; }
   const char *PrefixFileName(char Prefix);
   int HierarchyLevels(void) const;
   void ResetResume(void) const;
diff --git a/recording.c b/recording.c
index 17467e36..a7f08a26 100644
--- a/recording.c
+++ b/recording.c
@@ -430,11 +430,11 @@ cRecordingInfo::~cRecordingInfo()
 
 void cRecordingInfo::SetData(const char *Title, const char *ShortText, const char *Description)
 {
-  if (!isempty(Title))
+  if (Title)
      ((cEvent *)event)->SetTitle(Title);
-  if (!isempty(ShortText))
+  if (ShortText)
      ((cEvent *)event)->SetShortText(ShortText);
-  if (!isempty(Description))
+  if (Description)
      ((cEvent *)event)->SetDescription(Description);
 }