diff --git a/package/libs/sysfsutils/Makefile b/package/libs/sysfsutils/Makefile
index 8ce9a40f91..ff676308da 100644
--- a/package/libs/sysfsutils/Makefile
+++ b/package/libs/sysfsutils/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=sysfsutils
 PKG_VERSION:=2.1.0
-PKG_RELEASE:=3
+PKG_RELEASE:=4
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/linux-diag
diff --git a/package/libs/sysfsutils/files/sysfsutils b/package/libs/sysfsutils/files/sysfsutils
index 0305ca82a9..3c5b35e78d 100644
--- a/package/libs/sysfsutils/files/sysfsutils
+++ b/package/libs/sysfsutils/files/sysfsutils
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 # Based on Debian's script /etc/init.d/sysfsutils by
 # Martin Pitt <mpitt@debian.org>
 
+START=11
+
 load_conffile() {
 	FILE="$1"
 	sed  's/#.*$//; /^[[:space:]]*$/d;
@@ -39,7 +41,6 @@ load_conffile() {
 	}
 }
 
-START=11
 start() {
 	for file in /etc/sysfs.conf /etc/sysfs.d/*.conf; do
 		[ -r "$file" ] || continue