diff --git a/packages/sysutils/fuse/init.d/15_fuse b/packages/sysutils/fuse/init.d/15_fuse
index 76996f5d03..45a5afb73c 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/fuse/init.d/15_fuse
+++ b/packages/sysutils/fuse/init.d/15_fuse
@@ -23,5 +23,12 @@
 #
 # runlevels: openelec, textmode
 
-progress "Starting Fuse"
-  mount -t fusectl fusectl /sys/fs/fuse/connections >/dev/null 2>&1
\ No newline at end of file
+case $RUNLEVEL in
+  boot)
+    progress "Starting Fuse"
+      mount -t fusectl fusectl /sys/fs/fuse/connections >/dev/null 2>&1
+    ;;
+
+  poweroff|reboot)
+    ;;
+esac