diff --git a/init.d/udev b/init.d/udev
index 57fae76..e2ff830 100644
--- a/init.d/udev
+++ b/init.d/udev
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 # Copyright 1999-2013 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
-command_args="--daemon ${udev_opts}"
+command_args="${udev_opts}"
+start_stop_daemon_args="--background"
 description="udev manages device permissions and symbolic links in /dev"
 extra_started_commands="reload"
 description_reload="Reload the udev rules and databases"