diff --git a/ipv6/ahcpd/Makefile b/ipv6/ahcpd/Makefile
index 41db0d8e2..a42db71fa 100644
--- a/ipv6/ahcpd/Makefile
+++ b/ipv6/ahcpd/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=ahcpd
 PKG_VERSION:=0.53
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://www.pps.jussieu.fr/~jch/software/files/
diff --git a/ipv6/ahcpd/files/ahcpd.init b/ipv6/ahcpd/files/ahcpd.init
index 6654b0062..dee21c4c7 100644
--- a/ipv6/ahcpd/files/ahcpd.init
+++ b/ipv6/ahcpd/files/ahcpd.init
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ start() {
 	config_foreach ahcp_config ahcpd
 	config_foreach ahcp_server ahcpd
 	[ -z "$interfaces" ] && return 0
-	service_start /usr/sbin/ahcpd -D $args $interfaces
+	eval "service_start /usr/sbin/ahcpd -D $args $interfaces"
 }
 
 stop() {