diff --git a/net/unbound/Makefile b/net/unbound/Makefile
index e5fbe43a26..e88c11e581 100644
--- a/net/unbound/Makefile
+++ b/net/unbound/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=unbound
 PKG_VERSION:=1.5.9
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_LICENSE:=BSD-3-Clause
 PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=LICENSE
diff --git a/net/unbound/files/unbound.init b/net/unbound/files/unbound.init
index 4e700e4458..8c1304e2dd 100755
--- a/net/unbound/files/unbound.init
+++ b/net/unbound/files/unbound.init
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 #!/bin/sh /etc/rc.common
-#Copyright (C) 2010 Ondrej Caletka <o.caletka@sh.cvut.cz>
+# Copyright (C) 2016 Michael Hanselmann
+
 START=61
 
-start () {
-	unbound
-}
+USE_PROCD=1
 
-stop () {
-	PIDFILE='/var/run/unbound.pid'
-	if [ -f $PIDFILE ] ; then
-		kill $(cat $PIDFILE)
-	fi
+start_service() {
+	procd_open_instance
+	procd_set_param command /usr/sbin/unbound
+	procd_append_param command -d # don't daemonize
+	procd_set_param respawn
+	procd_close_instance
 }