diff --git a/packages/sysutils/lcdproc/init.d/63_lcdproc b/packages/sysutils/lcdproc/init.d/63_lcdproc
index 68974c315c..f8bcf55c73 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/lcdproc/init.d/63_lcdproc
+++ b/packages/sysutils/lcdproc/init.d/63_lcdproc
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 
     # sleep another 3sec. to for irserver loading
       usleep 3000000
-      LCDd -c $LCD_CONFIG -d $LCD_DRIVER > /dev/null 2>&1
+      LCDd -c $LCD_CONFIG -d $LCD_DRIVER -s true > /dev/null 2>&1
     fi
   fi
 )&