--- a/sys-auth/elogind/files/elogind.init	2017-06-01 12:34:53.251905750 +0200
+++ b/sys-auth/elogind/files/elogind.init	2017-08-31 18:04:25.618630079 +0200
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
 start() {
 	ebegin "Starting elogind"
 
-	start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --background \
-		--make-pidfile --pidfile "${ELOGIND_PIDFILE}" \
-		--exec "${ELOGIND_EXEC}"
+	start-stop-daemon --start --quiet \
+		--pidfile "${ELOGIND_PIDFILE}" \
+		--exec "${ELOGIND_EXEC}" -- --daemon
 	eend $?
 }