diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/11_crond b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/11_crond
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+#
+# start cron daemon
+#
+# runlevels: openelec, textmode
+
+(
+  progress "Starting cron daemon"
+
+    crond -bS -c /etc/crontabs
+)&