diff --git a/package/network/services/uhttpd/Makefile b/package/network/services/uhttpd/Makefile
index 36dbe636ae..daa5667854 100644
--- a/package/network/services/uhttpd/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/services/uhttpd/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=uhttpd
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
 PKG_SOURCE_URL=$(PROJECT_GIT)/project/uhttpd.git
diff --git a/package/network/services/uhttpd/files/uhttpd.init b/package/network/services/uhttpd/files/uhttpd.init
index 6322473b97..869f79bea2 100755
--- a/package/network/services/uhttpd/files/uhttpd.init
+++ b/package/network/services/uhttpd/files/uhttpd.init
@@ -98,6 +98,10 @@ start_instance()
 	local cfg="$1"
 	local realm="$(uci_get system.@system[0].hostname)"
 	local listen http https interpreter indexes path handler httpdconf haveauth
+	local enabled
+
+	config_get_bool enabled "$cfg" 'enabled' 1
+	[ $enabled -gt 0 ] || return
 
 	procd_open_instance
 	procd_set_param respawn