diff --git a/packages/linux/init.d/02_cpupower b/packages/linux/init.d/02_cpupower
index 3a23f724de..8ef13f896b 100644
--- a/packages/linux/init.d/02_cpupower
+++ b/packages/linux/init.d/02_cpupower
@@ -23,12 +23,6 @@
 #
 # runlevels: openelec, textmode
 
-case $RUNLEVEL in
-  boot)
-    progress "set cpu's to full power"
-      cpupower frequency-set -g performance > /dev/null 2>&1
-    ;;
+progress "set cpu's to full power"
 
-  poweroff|reboot)
-    ;;
-esac
+  cpupower frequency-set -g performance > /dev/null 2>&1
diff --git a/packages/linux/init.d/15_modules b/packages/linux/init.d/15_modules
index 2a0dcdc197..72155f6e93 100644
--- a/packages/linux/init.d/15_modules
+++ b/packages/linux/init.d/15_modules
@@ -23,19 +23,13 @@
 #
 # runlevels: openelec, textmode
 
-case $RUNLEVEL in
-  boot)
-    (
-      progress "loading kernel modules"
+(
+  progress "loading kernel modules"
 
-      IFS='
-    '
-      for module in `cat /etc/modules|grep "^[^#]"`; do
-        eval "modprobe $module" >/dev/null 2>&1
-      done
-    )&
-    ;;
+  IFS='
+'
+  for module in `cat /etc/modules|grep "^[^#]"`; do
+    eval "modprobe $module" >/dev/null 2>&1
+  done
 
-  poweroff|reboot)
-    ;;
-esac
+)&