diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/01_syslogd b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/01_syslogd
index 19c8988d21..f402f0e967 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/01_syslogd
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/01_syslogd
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@
 #
 # runlevels: openelec, text, debug
 
-. /etc/sysconfig
+(
+  . /etc/sysconfig
 
-progress "Starting Syslog daemon"
+  progress "Starting Syslog daemon"
 
   mkdir -p /var/log
-  syslogd &
+  syslogd
+)&
 
 exit 0
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/02_date b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/02_date
index a4f82b68ec..d5edbd043d 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/02_date
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/02_date
@@ -4,8 +4,12 @@
 #
 # runlevels: openelec, text, debug
 
-. /etc/sysconfig
+(
+  . /etc/sysconfig
 
-progress "saving Bootdate"
+  progress "saving Bootdate"
 
-/bin/date > /tmp/bootdate &
+  /bin/date > /tmp/bootdate
+)&
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/11_crond b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/11_crond
index 613acd3cd8..e8be720edd 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/11_crond
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/11_crond
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@
 #
 # runlevels: openelec, text, debug
 
-. /etc/sysconfig
+(
+  . /etc/sysconfig
 
-progress "Starting CRON daemon"
+  progress "Starting CRON daemon"
 
   mkdir -p /var/spool/cron/crontabs
-  crond -S &
+  crond -S
+)&
 
 exit 0
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/14_acpid b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/14_acpid
index 76b275f6a4..c10e95ce48 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/14_acpid
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/14_acpid
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@
 #
 # runlevels: openelec, text, debug
 
-. /etc/sysconfig
+(
+  . /etc/sysconfig
 
-progress "Starting ACPI daemon"
+  progress "Starting ACPI daemon"
 
-acpid /dev/input/event* 2>&1 > /dev/null &
+  acpid /dev/input/event* 2>&1 > /dev/null
+)&
 
 exit 0