diff --git a/package/netopeer2/S52netopeer2 b/package/netopeer2/S52netopeer2
index cf53a8f109..cadd6b9feb 100644
--- a/package/netopeer2/S52netopeer2
+++ b/package/netopeer2/S52netopeer2
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ NETOPEER2_SERVER_ARGS=""
 start() {
 	printf 'Starting %s: ' "$DAEMON"
 
-	start-stop-daemon -S -b -q -p $PIDFILE -x "/usr/bin/$DAEMON" \
+	start-stop-daemon -S -q -p $PIDFILE -x "/usr/sbin/$DAEMON" \
 		-- $NETOPEER2_SERVER_ARGS
 	status=$?
 	if [ "$status" -eq 0 ]; then