diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/07_sysctl b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/07_sysctl
index d0698b29ad..f18acd2460 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/07_sysctl
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/07_sysctl
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@
 
 progress "setup sysctl"
   if [ -f /etc/sysctl.conf ]; then
-    sysctl -p /etc/sysctl.conf &
+    sysctl -p /etc/sysctl.conf  > /dev/null 2>&1 &
   fi