diff --git a/utils/at/Makefile b/utils/at/Makefile
index 0c1473efa4..b9a4ef8d42 100644
--- a/utils/at/Makefile
+++ b/utils/at/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=at
 PKG_VERSION:=3.1.16
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)_$(PKG_VERSION).orig.tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/a/at
diff --git a/utils/at/files/atd.init b/utils/at/files/atd.init
index 6254d29f2b..f293b1ca98 100755
--- a/utils/at/files/atd.init
+++ b/utils/at/files/atd.init
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/sh /etc/rc.common
-# Copyright (C) 2011 OpenWrt.org
+# Copyright (C) 2015 OpenWrt.org
 
 START=50
 
-SERVICE_USE_PID=1
+USE_PROCD=1
 
-start() {
+start_service() {
 	[ -d /var/spool/cron/atjobs ] || {
 		mkdir -m 0755 -p /var/spool/cron/atjobs
 		touch /var/spool/cron/atjobs/.SEQ
@@ -15,9 +15,12 @@ start() {
 		mkdir -m 0755 -p /var/spool/cron/atspool
 		chown -R nobody:nogroup /var/spool/cron/atspool
 	}
-	service_start /usr/sbin/atd
-}
+	procd_open_instance
 
-stop() {
-	service_stop /usr/sbin/atd
+	procd_set_param command /usr/sbin/atd -f
+	procd_set_param respawn ${respawn_threshold:-3600} ${respawn_timeout:-5} ${respawn_retry:-5}
+	procd_set_param stdout 1 # forward stdout of the command to logd
+	procd_set_param stderr 1 # same for stderr
+
+	procd_close_instance
 }