diff --git a/package/network/services/dropbear/files/dropbear.init b/package/network/services/dropbear/files/dropbear.init
index 01d88afd17d..03745c995b2 100755
--- a/package/network/services/dropbear/files/dropbear.init
+++ b/package/network/services/dropbear/files/dropbear.init
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ dropbear_instance()
 	[ "${IdleTimeout}" -ne 0 ] && procd_append_param command -I "${IdleTimeout}"
 	[ "${SSHKeepAlive}" -ne 0 ] && procd_append_param command -K "${SSHKeepAlive}"
 	[ "${mdns}" -ne 0 ] && procd_add_mdns "ssh" "tcp" "$Port" "daemon=dropbear"
+	procd_set_param respawn
 	procd_close_instance
 }