diff --git a/package/base-files/Makefile b/package/base-files/Makefile
index ec69e0cb3c..63350f822a 100644
--- a/package/base-files/Makefile
+++ b/package/base-files/Makefile
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ endif
 define Package/base-files
   SECTION:=base
   CATEGORY:=Base system
-  DEPENDS:=+netifd +libc
+  DEPENDS:=+netifd +libc +procd
   TITLE:=Base filesystem for OpenWrt
   URL:=http://openwrt.org/
   VERSION:=$(PKG_RELEASE)-$(REVISION)
diff --git a/package/base-files/files/etc/rc.common b/package/base-files/files/etc/rc.common
index fa2df6cd25..78e2dd4940 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/etc/rc.common
+++ b/package/base-files/files/etc/rc.common
@@ -75,10 +75,41 @@ $EXTRA_HELP
 EOF
 }
 
+# for procd
+start_service() {
+	return 0
+}
+
+stop_service() {
+	return 0
+}
+
 ${INIT_TRACE:+set -x}
 
 . "$initscript"
 
+[ -n "$USE_PROCD" ] && {
+	. $IPKG_INSTROOT/lib/functions/procd.sh
+
+	rc_procd() {
+		procd_open_service "$(basename "$initscript")" "$initscript"
+		"$@"
+		procd_close_service
+	}
+
+	start() {
+		rc_procd start_service "$@"
+	}
+
+	stop() {
+		procd_kill "$(basename "$initscript")" "$1"
+	}
+
+	reload() {
+		start
+	}
+}
+
 ALL_COMMANDS="start stop reload restart boot shutdown enable disable enabled depends ${EXTRA_COMMANDS}"
 list_contains ALL_COMMANDS "$action" || action=help
 [ "$action" = "reload" ] && action='eval reload "$@" || restart "$@" && :'
diff --git a/package/ubus/Makefile b/package/ubus/Makefile
index 617c76749b..782079d775 100644
--- a/package/ubus/Makefile
+++ b/package/ubus/Makefile
@@ -63,8 +63,7 @@ define Package/ubus/install
 endef
 
 define Package/ubusd/install
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/sbin $(1)/etc/init.d
-	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/ubus.init $(1)/etc/init.d/ubus
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/sbin
 	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/sbin/ubusd $(1)/sbin/
 endef