diff --git a/utils/smstools3/Makefile b/utils/smstools3/Makefile
index 7acdcc092..3c4850482 100644
--- a/utils/smstools3/Makefile
+++ b/utils/smstools3/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,12 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=smstools3
 PKG_VERSION:=3.1.21
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
+
+PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
+PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://smstools3.kekekasvi.com/packages/
+PKG_HASH:=a26ba4c02b16f6cf13177bffca6c9230dc5fefaeba8e3030cd4e4905f6a92084
+PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Harald Geyer <harald@ccbib.org>
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-2.0
@@ -17,12 +22,6 @@ PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=LICENSE
 
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=0
 
-PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
-PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://smstools3.kekekasvi.com/packages/
-PKG_HASH:=a26ba4c02b16f6cf13177bffca6c9230dc5fefaeba8e3030cd4e4905f6a92084
-
-PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)
-
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/nls.mk
 
diff --git a/utils/smstools3/files/smstools3.init b/utils/smstools3/files/smstools3.init
index b46fa5a28..c036b8aad 100644
--- a/utils/smstools3/files/smstools3.init
+++ b/utils/smstools3/files/smstools3.init
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ start_service() {
 
 	procd_open_instance
 
-	procd_set_param command $DAEMON -n MAINPROCESS -p$PIDFILE -i$INFOFILE
+	procd_set_param command $DAEMON -t -n MAINPROCESS -p$PIDFILE -i$INFOFILE
 	procd_set_param respawn
 	procd_set_param stdout 1