diff --git a/package/ssdp-responder/S50ssdpd b/package/ssdp-responder/S50ssdpd
index 8654de4f26..7b8106dcc8 100644
--- a/package/ssdp-responder/S50ssdpd
+++ b/package/ssdp-responder/S50ssdpd
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ DAEMON_ARGS=""
 # shellcheck source=/dev/null
 [ -r "$CFGFILE" ] && . "$CFGFILE"
 
-# shellcheck disable=SC2086
 start() {
 	printf 'Starting %s: ' "$DAEMON"
+	# shellcheck disable=SC2086 # we need the word splitting
 	if start-stop-daemon -S -q -p "$PIDFILE" -x "$DAEMON" -- $DAEMON_ARGS; then
 		echo "OK"
 	else