diff --git a/package/iwd/S40iwd b/package/iwd/S40iwd
index 7858ff3e42..de5a1efb6f 100644
--- a/package/iwd/S40iwd
+++ b/package/iwd/S40iwd
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ IWD_ARGS=""
 start() {
 	printf 'Starting %s: ' "$DAEMON"
 	mkdir -p /tmp/iwd/hotspot
-	start-stop-daemon -b -m -S -q -p "$PIDFILE" -x "/usr/libexec/$DAEMON" \
+	start-stop-daemon --start --background --make-pidfile \
+		--pidfile "$PIDFILE" --exec "/usr/libexec/$DAEMON" \
 		-- $IWD_ARGS
 	status=$?
 	if [ "$status" -eq 0 ]; then
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ start() {
 
 stop() {
 	printf 'Stopping %s: ' "$DAEMON"
-	start-stop-daemon -K -q -p "$PIDFILE"
+	start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --pidfile "$PIDFILE"
 	status=$?
 	if [ "$status" -eq 0 ]; then
 		echo "OK"