diff --git a/package/system/procd/Makefile b/package/system/procd/Makefile
index b905cb25aa..d7b3e47fdb 100644
--- a/package/system/procd/Makefile
+++ b/package/system/procd/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=procd
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
 PKG_SOURCE_URL=$(LEDE_GIT)/project/procd.git
diff --git a/package/system/procd/files/procd.sh b/package/system/procd/files/procd.sh
index e6ca8a6bc9..36388adaed 100644
--- a/package/system/procd/files/procd.sh
+++ b/package/system/procd/files/procd.sh
@@ -383,6 +383,10 @@ _procd_send_signal() {
 	local instance="$2"
 	local signal="$3"
 
+	case "$signal" in
+		[A-Z]*)	signal="$(kill -l "$signal" 2>/dev/null)" || return 1;;
+	esac
+
 	json_init
 	json_add_string name "$service"
 	[ -n "$instance" -a "$instance" != "*" ] && json_add_string instance "$instance"