diff --git a/utils/dbus/files/dbus.init b/utils/dbus/files/dbus.init
index afb70547c..949a38d16 100644
--- a/utils/dbus/files/dbus.init
+++ b/utils/dbus/files/dbus.init
@@ -3,15 +3,30 @@
 
 START=60
 
-SERVICE_PID_FILE=/var/run/dbus.pid
+USE_PROCD=1
+PROG=/usr/bin/dbus-daemon
 
-start() {
+# To enable this makes only sense if the dbus has been compiled with
+# the option CONFIG_DBUS_VERBOSE=y
+
+#DEBUG=1
+
+start_service() {
 	mkdir -m 0755 -p /var/lib/dbus
 	mkdir -m 0755 -p /var/run/dbus
+
 	[ -x /usr/bin/dbus-uuidgen ] && /usr/bin/dbus-uuidgen --ensure
-	service_start /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --system
+
+	procd_open_instance
+	procd_set_param command "${PROG}"
+	procd_append_param command --system
+	procd_append_param command --nofork
+	[ -n "$DEBUG" ] && procd_set_param env DBUS_VERBOSE=1
+	procd_set_param stdout 1
+	procd_set_param stderr 1
+	procd_close_instance
 }
 
-stop() {
-	service_stop /usr/bin/dbus-daemon
+stop_service() {
+	service_stop "${PROG}"
 }