diff --git a/utils/bandwidthd/Makefile b/utils/bandwidthd/Makefile
index 3121c68d0..3837e25a8 100644
--- a/utils/bandwidthd/Makefile
+++ b/utils/bandwidthd/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # 
-# Copyright (C) 2006-2010 OpenWrt.org
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2011 OpenWrt.org
 #
 # This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
 # See /LICENSE for more information.
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=bandwidthd
 PKG_VERSION:=2.0.1
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tgz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/bandwidthd
diff --git a/utils/bandwidthd/files/bandwidthd.init b/utils/bandwidthd/files/bandwidthd.init
index 3b3819ddd..6483daa2c 100644
--- a/utils/bandwidthd/files/bandwidthd.init
+++ b/utils/bandwidthd/files/bandwidthd.init
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh /etc/rc.common
-# Copyright (C) 2008 OpenWrt.org
+# Copyright (C) 2008-2011 OpenWrt.org
+
 START=99
 
 config_cb() {
@@ -79,9 +80,9 @@ start() {
 		unset conffile
 	done
 	cd /
-	bandwidthd
+	service_start /usr/sbin/bandwidthd
 }
 
 stop() {
-	killall bandwidthd
+	service_stop /usr/sbin/bandwidthd
 }