diff --git a/packages/network/avahi/init.d/53_avahi b/packages/network/avahi/init.d/53_avahi
index c96ebba937..c23073a39c 100644
--- a/packages/network/avahi/init.d/53_avahi
+++ b/packages/network/avahi/init.d/53_avahi
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@
 # runlevels: openelec, textmode
 
 (
+  wait_for_network
+
   progress "Starting Avahi Daemon"
+
     mkdir -p /var/run/avahi-daemon
     avahi-daemon -D
 )&