diff --git a/packages/sysutils/udev/init.d/11_udevd b/packages/sysutils/udev/init.d/11_udevd
index b7dd6cca65..7ec43042e6 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/udev/init.d/11_udevd
+++ b/packages/sysutils/udev/init.d/11_udevd
@@ -23,14 +23,7 @@
 #
 # runlevels: openelec, installer, textmode
 
-case $RUNLEVEL in
-  boot)
-    progress "starting udev daemon"
-      echo -e '\000\000\000\000' > /proc/sys/kernel/hotplug
-      mkdir -p /dev/rules.d
-      udevd --daemon
-    ;;
-
-  poweroff|reboot)
-    ;;
-esac
+progress "starting udev daemon"
+  echo -e '\000\000\000\000' > /proc/sys/kernel/hotplug
+  mkdir -p /dev/rules.d
+  udevd --daemon
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/udev/init.d/12_udev-monitor b/packages/sysutils/udev/init.d/12_udev-monitor
index d513778abf..14f8204e21 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/udev/init.d/12_udev-monitor
+++ b/packages/sysutils/udev/init.d/12_udev-monitor
@@ -23,12 +23,7 @@
 #
 # runlevels: openelec, installer, textmode
 
-case $RUNLEVEL in
-  boot)
-    progress "monitoring udev events"
-      udevadm monitor -e > /dev/udev.log &
-    ;;
-
-  poweroff|reboot)
-    ;;
-esac
+(
+  progress "monitoring udev events"
+    udevadm monitor -e > /dev/udev.log
+)&
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/udev/init.d/13_udev-trigger b/packages/sysutils/udev/init.d/13_udev-trigger
index ce3c6d1662..4a3f5eba47 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/udev/init.d/13_udev-trigger
+++ b/packages/sysutils/udev/init.d/13_udev-trigger
@@ -23,15 +23,8 @@
 #
 # runlevels: openelec, installer, textmode
 
-case $RUNLEVEL in
-  boot)
-    (
-      progress "request udev events from the kernel"
-        udevadm trigger --action=add
-        udevadm settle
-    )&
-    ;;
-
-  poweroff|reboot)
-    ;;
-esac
+(
+  progress "request udev events from the kernel"
+    udevadm trigger --action=add
+    udevadm settle
+)&