diff --git a/package/system/rpcd/Makefile b/package/system/rpcd/Makefile
index 853554b5a0..653c859ba1 100644
--- a/package/system/rpcd/Makefile
+++ b/package/system/rpcd/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=rpcd
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
 PKG_SOURCE_URL=$(PROJECT_GIT)/project/rpcd.git
diff --git a/package/system/rpcd/files/rpcd.init b/package/system/rpcd/files/rpcd.init
index 77ebcbe6cb..b1061b906c 100755
--- a/package/system/rpcd/files/rpcd.init
+++ b/package/system/rpcd/files/rpcd.init
@@ -12,6 +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_close_instance
 }