diff --git a/.checkpackageignore b/.checkpackageignore
index 68ad366d79..7ebfdd0499 100644
--- a/.checkpackageignore
+++ b/.checkpackageignore
@@ -861,7 +861,6 @@ package/neard/S53neard Shellcheck lib_sysv.Indent lib_sysv.Variables
 package/neardal/0001-lib-neardal.h-fix-build-with-gcc-10.patch lib_patch.Upstream
 package/netatalk/S50netatalk lib_sysv.EmptyLastLine lib_sysv.Indent lib_sysv.Variables
 package/netcat/0001-signed-bit-counting.patch lib_patch.Sob lib_patch.Upstream
-package/netopeer2/S52netopeer2 Shellcheck lib_sysv.Variables
 package/netperf/0001-src-nettest_omni.c-fix-compilation-with-GCC10.patch lib_patch.Upstream
 package/netplug/0001-makefile-flags.patch lib_patch.Sob lib_patch.Upstream
 package/netplug/0002-add-missing-time-include.patch lib_patch.Upstream
diff --git a/package/netopeer2/S52netopeer2 b/package/netopeer2/S52netopeer2-server
similarity index 92%
rename from package/netopeer2/S52netopeer2
rename to package/netopeer2/S52netopeer2-server
index cadd6b9feb..3fd993b578 100644
--- a/package/netopeer2/S52netopeer2
+++ b/package/netopeer2/S52netopeer2-server
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ NETOPEER2_SERVER_ARGS=""
 
 start() {
 	printf 'Starting %s: ' "$DAEMON"
-
+	# shellcheck disable=SC2086 # we need the word splitting
 	start-stop-daemon -S -q -p $PIDFILE -x "/usr/sbin/$DAEMON" \
 		-- $NETOPEER2_SERVER_ARGS
 	status=$?
diff --git a/package/netopeer2/netopeer2.mk b/package/netopeer2/netopeer2.mk
index 47fcd31acd..4853e5d176 100644
--- a/package/netopeer2/netopeer2.mk
+++ b/package/netopeer2/netopeer2.mk
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ NETOPEER2_MAKE_ENV = \
 	SYSREPO_SHM_PREFIX=$(NETOPEER2_SYSREPO_SHM_PREFIX)
 
 define NETOPEER2_INSTALL_INIT_SYSV
-	$(INSTALL) -m 755 -D package/netopeer2/S52netopeer2 \
-		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/init.d/S52netopeer2
+	$(INSTALL) -m 755 -D $(NETOPEER2_PKGDIR)/S52netopeer2-server \
+		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/init.d/S52netopeer2-server
 endef
 
 # The host sysrepo used to install the netopeer2 modules will leave