diff --git a/package/system/procd/Makefile b/package/system/procd/Makefile
index 014e01caf9..0c5a34cbb9 100644
--- a/package/system/procd/Makefile
+++ b/package/system/procd/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=procd
 PKG_VERSION:=2013-07-14
-PKG_RELEASE=$(PKG_SOURCE_VERSION)
+PKG_RELEASE=$(PKG_SOURCE_VERSION)-1
 
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=git://nbd.name/luci2/procd.git
diff --git a/package/system/procd/patches/0001-early-keep-stdio-files-open.patch b/package/system/procd/patches/0001-early-keep-stdio-files-open.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..74cca070c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/system/procd/patches/0001-early-keep-stdio-files-open.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+From 13ebb50d2789de7bd47cebe57e3f6eba58fdcc7e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Gabor Juhos <juhosg@openwrt.org>
+Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2013 08:43:35 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH 1/2] early: keep stdio files open
+
+At the end of the 'early_console' function, the
+file descriptor is closed unconditionally. This
+'close' call closes the stdio files if the fd
+returned by the 'open(dev/console)' call equals
+with any of the STD{IN,OUT,ERR}_FILENO values.
+When this happens, all subsequent accesses to
+the stdio files will fail and early console
+access won't work.
+
+To avoid this, don't close the file descriptor if
+that equals with any of the STD*_FILENO values.
+
+Signed-off-by: Gabor Juhos <juhosg@openwrt.org>
+---
+Note:
+
+The issue happens if Linux is unable to open the
+initial console before calling init. In this case,
+the 'open(dev/console)' call in the 'early_console'
+function returns with zero.
+---
+ early.c |    6 +++++-
+ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/early.c b/early.c
+index 27d0929..204623b 100644
+--- a/early.c
++++ b/early.c
+@@ -65,7 +65,11 @@ static void early_console(const char *dev)
+ 	dup2(dd, STDIN_FILENO);
+ 	dup2(dd, STDOUT_FILENO);
+ 	dup2(dd, STDERR_FILENO);
+-	close(dd);
++
++	if (dd != STDIN_FILENO &&
++	    dd != STDOUT_FILENO &&
++	    dd != STDERR_FILENO)
++		close(dd);
+ }
+ 
+ static void early_env(void)
+-- 
+1.7.10
+
diff --git a/package/system/procd/patches/0002-early-remove-superfluous-close-of-stdio-file-descrip.patch b/package/system/procd/patches/0002-early-remove-superfluous-close-of-stdio-file-descrip.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..096983200c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/system/procd/patches/0002-early-remove-superfluous-close-of-stdio-file-descrip.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+From 1edd25cfa0a26dac1ca5d49bce479ebdea336437 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Gabor Juhos <juhosg@openwrt.org>
+Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2013 08:21:17 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH 2/2] early: remove superfluous close of stdio file
+ descriptors
+
+'man dup2' says:
+
+  dup2() makes newfd be the copy of oldfd, closing newfd first if
+  necessary, but note the following:
+
+  *  If oldfd is not a valid file descriptor, then the call fails,
+     and newfd is not closed.
+
+  *  If oldfd is a valid file descriptor, and newfd has the same
+     value as oldfd, then dup2() does nothing, and returns newfd.
+
+Signed-off-by: Gabor Juhos <juhosg@openwrt.org>
+---
+ early.c |    4 ----
+ 1 file changed, 4 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/early.c b/early.c
+index 204623b..f9e3277 100644
+--- a/early.c
++++ b/early.c
+@@ -53,10 +53,6 @@ static void early_console(const char *dev)
+ 		mkdev("*console", 0600);
+ 
+ 	dd = open(dev, O_RDWR);
+-	close(STDIN_FILENO);
+-	close(STDOUT_FILENO);
+-	close(STDERR_FILENO);
+-
+ 	if (dd < 0) {
+ 		ERROR("Failed to open %s\n", dev);
+ 		return;
+-- 
+1.7.10
+