diff --git a/utils/lcd4linux/Makefile b/utils/lcd4linux/Makefile
index 20eac0748a..4f42576dab 100644
--- a/utils/lcd4linux/Makefile
+++ b/utils/lcd4linux/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=lcd4linux
-PKG_RELEASE:=7
+PKG_RELEASE:=8
 
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://github.com/feckert/lcd4linux
diff --git a/utils/lcd4linux/files/lcd4linux.init b/utils/lcd4linux/files/lcd4linux.init
index a5e6a9db45..3c743b0475 100644
--- a/utils/lcd4linux/files/lcd4linux.init
+++ b/utils/lcd4linux/files/lcd4linux.init
@@ -5,10 +5,19 @@ START=98
 USE_PROCD=1
 
 PROG="/usr/bin/lcd4linux"
-CONFIGFILE="/etc/lcd4linux.conf"
+STATIC_CONFIG="/etc/lcd4linux.conf"
+DYNAMIC_CONFIG="/tmp/lcd4linux.conf"
 
 start_service() {
-	[ -f /etc/lcd4linux.conf ] || return 1
+	if [ -f "$DYNAMIC_CONFIG" ]; then
+		CONFIGFILE="$DYNAMIC_CONFIG"
+	elif [ -f "$STATIC_CONFIG" ]; then
+		CONFIGFILE="$STATIC_CONFIG"
+	else
+		echo "No config found"
+		return 1
+	fi
+
 	procd_open_instance
 	procd_set_param command "$PROG"
 	procd_append_param command -F