diff --git a/package/openrc/0001-init.d-sysctl.in-add-support-for-busybox-sysctl.patch b/package/openrc/0001-init.d-sysctl.in-add-support-for-busybox-sysctl.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..da8cf042c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/openrc/0001-init.d-sysctl.in-add-support-for-busybox-sysctl.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+From ec1a0c8fa2e7a7c6cf70f68bdabc07cbb1a567cf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: =?UTF-8?q?Micha=C5=82=20=C5=81yszczek?= <michal.lyszczek@bofc.pl>
+Date: Sun, 5 May 2019 23:43:40 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] init.d/sysctl.in: add support for busybox sysctl
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+
+Busybox version of sysctl does not support --system argument,
+and files need to be loaded one by one. This patch adds code
+to recognize busybox sysctl and execute proper function based
+on that.
+
+Signed-off-by: Michał Łyszczek <michal.lyszczek@bofc.pl>
+---
+ init.d/sysctl.in | 27 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
+ 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/init.d/sysctl.in b/init.d/sysctl.in
+index e49f4db2..a705b3d4 100644
+--- a/init.d/sysctl.in
++++ b/init.d/sysctl.in
+@@ -37,6 +37,23 @@ BSD_sysctl()
+ 	return $retval
+ }
+ 
++Busybox_sysctl()
++{
++	local quiet
++	yesno $rc_verbose || quiet=-q
++
++	eindent
++	for conf in /etc/sysctl.conf /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf; do
++		if [ -r "$conf" ]; then
++			vebegin "applying $conf"
++			sysctl $quiet -p "$conf" || retval=1
++			veend $retval
++		fi
++	done
++	eoutdent
++	return $retval
++}
++
+ Linux_sysctl()
+ {
+ 	local quiet
+@@ -52,7 +69,15 @@ start()
+ 	ebegin "Configuring kernel parameters"
+ 	case "$RC_UNAME" in
+ 	*BSD|GNU) BSD_sysctl; rc=$? ;;
+-	Linux) Linux_sysctl; rc=$? ;;
++	Linux)
++		sysctl -h > /dev/null 2>&1
++		if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
++			# busybox version of sysctl does not recognize -h option
++			Busybox_sysctl
++		else
++			Linux_sysctl
++		fi
++		rc=$? ;;
+ 	esac
+ 	eend $rc "Unable to configure some kernel parameters"
+ }
+-- 
+2.18.1
+