diff --git a/package/utils/usbmode/Makefile b/package/utils/usbmode/Makefile
index f88b48c060..536f4b11d5 100644
--- a/package/utils/usbmode/Makefile
+++ b/package/utils/usbmode/Makefile
@@ -46,11 +46,12 @@ define Build/Prepare
 endef
 
 define Package/usb-modeswitch/install
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/hotplug.d/usb $(1)/sbin
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/hotplug.d/usb $(1)/etc/init.d $(1)/sbin
 	perl $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/convert-modeswitch.pl \
 		$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_DATA_PATH)/usb_modeswitch.d/* \
 		> $(1)/etc/usb-mode.json
-	$(CP) ./files/usbmode.hotplug $(1)/etc/hotplug.d/usb/20-usb_mode
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/usbmode.hotplug $(1)/etc/hotplug.d/usb/20-usb_mode
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/usbmode.init $(1)/etc/init.d/usbmode
 	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/sbin/usbmode $(1)/sbin/
 endef
 
diff --git a/package/utils/usbmode/files/usbmode.hotplug b/package/utils/usbmode/files/usbmode.hotplug
index 4ef2bd8daa..b238894b1d 100644
--- a/package/utils/usbmode/files/usbmode.hotplug
+++ b/package/utils/usbmode/files/usbmode.hotplug
@@ -1,7 +1 @@
-. /lib/functions/procd.sh
-
-procd_open_service "usbmode"
-procd_open_instance
-procd_set_param command "/sbin/usbmode" -s
-procd_close_instance
-procd_close_service
+/etc/init.d/usbmode start
diff --git a/package/utils/usbmode/files/usbmode.init b/package/utils/usbmode/files/usbmode.init
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..43e8ec564d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/utils/usbmode/files/usbmode.init
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/bin/sh /etc/rc.common
+# Copyright (C) 2013 OpenWrt.org
+
+START=20
+USE_PROCD=1
+
+start_service()
+{
+	procd_open_instance
+	procd_set_param command "/sbin/usbmode" -s
+	procd_close_instance
+}