diff --git a/packages/network/avahi/init.d/53_avahi b/packages/network/avahi/init.d/53_avahi
index 60e84a9a07..c23073a39c 100644
--- a/packages/network/avahi/init.d/53_avahi
+++ b/packages/network/avahi/init.d/53_avahi
@@ -22,17 +22,11 @@
 #
 # runlevels: openelec, textmode
 
-case $RUNLEVEL in
-  boot)
-    (
-      wait_for_network
+(
+  wait_for_network
 
-      progress "Starting Avahi Daemon"
-        mkdir -p /var/run/avahi-daemon
-        avahi-daemon -D
-    )&
-    ;;
+  progress "Starting Avahi Daemon"
 
-  poweroff|reboot)
-    ;;
-esac
+    mkdir -p /var/run/avahi-daemon
+    avahi-daemon -D
+)&