diff --git a/net/ksmbd-tools/Makefile b/net/ksmbd-tools/Makefile
index 2b137347b4..ad74c28e0c 100644
--- a/net/ksmbd-tools/Makefile
+++ b/net/ksmbd-tools/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=ksmbd-tools
 PKG_VERSION:=3.4.2
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=$(AUTORELEASE)
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://codeload.github.com/cifsd-team/ksmbd-tools/tar.gz/$(PKG_VERSION)?
diff --git a/net/ksmbd-tools/files/ksmbd.init b/net/ksmbd-tools/files/ksmbd.init
index 2c296b10b7..7c628e826d 100644
--- a/net/ksmbd-tools/files/ksmbd.init
+++ b/net/ksmbd-tools/files/ksmbd.init
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ start_service()
 	fi
 	
 	# NOTE: We don't do a soft-reload via signal, since [global] smb.conf setting changes will be ignored, so always reset hard.
-	kill_server
+	[ -e /sys/module/ksmbd ] && stop_service
 	
 	[ ! -e /sys/module/ksmbd ] && modprobe ksmbd 2> /dev/null
 	if [ ! -e /sys/module/ksmbd ]; then