diff --git a/package/network/config/netifd/files/lib/netifd/proto/dhcp.sh b/package/network/config/netifd/files/lib/netifd/proto/dhcp.sh
index 3034b2ba68e..ea6d872eb49 100755
--- a/package/network/config/netifd/files/lib/netifd/proto/dhcp.sh
+++ b/package/network/config/netifd/files/lib/netifd/proto/dhcp.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-[ -L /sbin/udhcpc ] || exit 0
+[ -x /sbin/udhcpc ] || exit 0
 
 . /lib/functions.sh
 . ../netifd-proto.sh