diff --git a/package/ppp/Makefile b/package/ppp/Makefile
index 0c40090f12..e41e87730c 100644
--- a/package/ppp/Makefile
+++ b/package/ppp/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/kernel.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=ppp
 PKG_VERSION:=2.4.5
-PKG_RELEASE:=3
+PKG_RELEASE:=4
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=ftp://ftp.samba.org/pub/ppp/
diff --git a/package/ppp/files/ppp.sh b/package/ppp/files/ppp.sh
index 77f5b0e41d..e26749ebc5 100644
--- a/package/ppp/files/ppp.sh
+++ b/package/ppp/files/ppp.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ start_pppd() {
 	# make sure only one pppd process is started
 	lock "/var/lock/ppp-${link}"
 	SERVICE_PID_FILE="/var/run/ppp-${link}.pid" \
-	service_check /usr/sbin/ppd && {
+	service_check /usr/sbin/pppd && {
 		lock -u "/var/lock/ppp-${link}"
 		return 0
 	}