diff --git a/net/adblock/Makefile b/net/adblock/Makefile
index c8e0e536b..9d322f022 100644
--- a/net/adblock/Makefile
+++ b/net/adblock/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=adblock
 PKG_VERSION:=4.1.3
-PKG_RELEASE:=3
+PKG_RELEASE:=4
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-3.0-or-later
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Dirk Brenken <dev@brenken.org>
 
diff --git a/net/adblock/files/adblock.sh b/net/adblock/files/adblock.sh
index 916de3c1f..f249d2675 100755
--- a/net/adblock/files/adblock.sh
+++ b/net/adblock/files/adblock.sh
@@ -405,7 +405,10 @@ f_dns()
 			sleep 1
 			cnt=$((cnt+1))
 		done
+	fi
 
+	if [ "${adb_action}" != "stop" ]
+	then
 		if [ -n "${adb_dnsdir}" ] && [ ! -d "${adb_dnsdir}" ]
 		then
 			mkdir -p "${adb_dnsdir}"
@@ -416,7 +419,7 @@ f_dns()
 				f_log "err" "dns backend directory '${adb_dnsdir}' could not be created"
 			fi
 		fi
-
+		
 		if [ ! -f "${adb_dnsdir}/${adb_dnsfile}" ]
 		then
 			printf "${adb_dnsheader}" > "${adb_dnsdir}/${adb_dnsfile}"