diff --git a/packages/network/avahi/init.d/53_avahi b/packages/network/avahi/init.d/53_avahi
index 675e56babb..9c79bd1988 100644
--- a/packages/network/avahi/init.d/53_avahi
+++ b/packages/network/avahi/init.d/53_avahi
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@
     mkdir -p /var/run/avahi-daemon
     while true; do
       sleep 2
-      avahi-daemon
+      avahi-daemon > /dev/null 2>&1
     done
 )&