diff --git a/utils/haveged/Makefile b/utils/haveged/Makefile
index 2409c92f17..b53e8585d5 100644
--- a/utils/haveged/Makefile
+++ b/utils/haveged/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=haveged
 PKG_VERSION:=1.9.8
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://codeload.github.com/jirka-h/haveged/tar.gz/v$(PKG_VERSION)?
diff --git a/utils/haveged/files/haveged.init b/utils/haveged/files/haveged.init
index c0b1a7ffc1..da3a55d6d9 100644
--- a/utils/haveged/files/haveged.init
+++ b/utils/haveged/files/haveged.init
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh /etc/rc.common
 
-START=13
+START=01
 USE_PROCD=1
 
 HAVEGED_THRESHOLD=1024