diff --git a/utils/smartmontools/Makefile b/utils/smartmontools/Makefile
index ee1feff33..5d9797699 100644
--- a/utils/smartmontools/Makefile
+++ b/utils/smartmontools/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/uclibc++.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=smartmontools
 PKG_VERSION:=7.1
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/smartmontools
diff --git a/utils/smartmontools/files/smartd.init b/utils/smartmontools/files/smartd.init
index f1453f257..ae849adde 100644
--- a/utils/smartmontools/files/smartd.init
+++ b/utils/smartmontools/files/smartd.init
@@ -3,14 +3,16 @@
 
 START=95
 
-start() {
-	service_start /usr/sbin/smartd -q never
-}
+USE_PROCD=1
+PROG=/usr/sbin/smartd
 
-stop() {
-	service_stop /usr/sbin/smartd
+start_service() {
+	procd_open_instance
+	procd_set_param command "$PROG"
+	procd_append_param command -n -q never
+	procd_close_instance
 }
 
-reload() {
-	service_reload /usr/sbin/smartd
+reload_service() {
+	procd_send_signal smartd
 }