diff --git a/package/system/rpcd/files/rpcd.init b/package/system/rpcd/files/rpcd.init
index 3e9ea5bbf3..f75d0e0f0e 100755
--- a/package/system/rpcd/files/rpcd.init
+++ b/package/system/rpcd/files/rpcd.init
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ start_service() {
 
 	procd_open_instance
 	procd_set_param command "$PROG" ${socket:+-s "$socket"} ${timeout:+-t "$timeout"}
-	procd_set_param respawn ${respawn_retry:-0}
+	procd_set_param respawn
 	procd_close_instance
 }