diff --git a/net/modemmanager/Makefile b/net/modemmanager/Makefile
index 0358758d1..eafbdea1e 100644
--- a/net/modemmanager/Makefile
+++ b/net/modemmanager/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=modemmanager
 PKG_VERSION:=1.14.6
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=ModemManager-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://www.freedesktop.org/software/ModemManager
diff --git a/net/modemmanager/files/modemmanager.init b/net/modemmanager/files/modemmanager.init
index 4c9548654..b3f9f9290 100755
--- a/net/modemmanager/files/modemmanager.init
+++ b/net/modemmanager/files/modemmanager.init
@@ -12,21 +12,24 @@ stop_service() {
 }
 
 start_service() {
-	# Load common utils
-	. /usr/share/ModemManager/modemmanager.common
-
-	# Always make sure the rundir exists
-	mkdir -m 0755 -p "${MODEMMANAGER_RUNDIR}"
-
-	# Initially set all configured interfaces as unavailable
-	mm_cleanup_interfaces
-
-	# Report cached events (will wait for MM to be launched)
-	( mm_report_events_from_cache ) >/dev/null 2>&1 &
-
 	# Setup ModemManager service
+	#
+	# We will make sure that the rundir always exists, and we initially cleanup
+	# all interfaces flagging them as unavailable.
+	#
+	# The cached events processing will wait for MM to be available in DBus
+	# and will make sure all ports are re-notified to ModemManager every time
+	# it starts.
+	#
+	# All these commands need to be executed on every MM start, even after
+	# procd-triggered respawns, which is why they're all included as instance command
+	#
 	procd_open_instance
-	procd_set_param command /usr/sbin/ModemManager
+	procd_set_param command sh -c ". /usr/share/ModemManager/modemmanager.common;    \
+	                               mkdir -m 0755 -p ${MODEMMANAGER_RUNDIR};          \
+	                               mm_cleanup_interfaces;                            \
+	                               ( mm_report_events_from_cache ) >/dev/null 2>&1 & \
+	                               /usr/sbin/ModemManager"
 	procd_set_param respawn "${respawn_threshold:-3600}" "${respawn_timeout:-5}" "${respawn_retry:-5}"
 	procd_set_param pidfile "${MODEMMANAGER_PID_FILE}"
 	procd_close_instance