diff --git a/package/triggerhappy/S10triggerhappy b/package/triggerhappy/S10triggerhappy
index 3253e910b1..4853873067 100755
--- a/package/triggerhappy/S10triggerhappy
+++ b/package/triggerhappy/S10triggerhappy
@@ -1,18 +1,14 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 NAME=thd
-DAEMON=/usr/sbin/$NAME
 PIDFILE=/var/run/$NAME.pid
 DAEMON_ARGS="--daemon --triggers /etc/triggerhappy/triggers.d --socket /var/run/thd.socket --pidfile $PIDFILE --user nobody /dev/input/event*"
 
-# Sanity checks
-test -x $DAEMON || exit 0
-
 [ -r /etc/default/triggerhappy ] && . /etc/default/triggerhappy
 
 start() {
         printf "Starting $NAME: "
-        start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILE --exec $DAEMON -- $DAEMON_ARGS \
+        start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILE --exec /usr/sbin/thd -- $DAEMON_ARGS \
                 && echo "OK" || echo "FAIL"
 }