diff --git a/package/network/services/dropbear/files/dropbear.init b/package/network/services/dropbear/files/dropbear.init
index 1653efbdb3..c5210cde81 100755
--- a/package/network/services/dropbear/files/dropbear.init
+++ b/package/network/services/dropbear/files/dropbear.init
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ validate_section_dropbear()
 		'Port:list(port):22' \
 		'SSHKeepAlive:uinteger:300' \
 		'IdleTimeout:uinteger:0' \
-		'mdns:uinteger:1'
+		'mdns:bool:1'
 }
 
 dropbear_instance()