diff --git a/package/system/fstools/Makefile b/package/system/fstools/Makefile
index 3c318df511d..3aa250f7d4d 100644
--- a/package/system/fstools/Makefile
+++ b/package/system/fstools/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=fstools
-PKG_RELEASE:=4
+PKG_RELEASE:=5
 
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
 PKG_SOURCE_URL=$(PROJECT_GIT)/project/fstools.git
diff --git a/package/system/fstools/files/fstab.init b/package/system/fstools/files/fstab.init
index 5faa8ecbb9b..afed78ebfce 100644
--- a/package/system/fstools/files/fstab.init
+++ b/package/system/fstools/files/fstab.init
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ start() {
 	echo "this file has been obsoleted. please call \"/sbin/block mount\" directly"
 }
 
+restart() {
+	start
+}
+
 stop() {
 	/sbin/block umount
 }