diff --git a/package/base-files/files/etc/shinit b/package/base-files/files/etc/shinit
index 6b682d8769d..8df9771e656 100644
--- a/package/base-files/files/etc/shinit
+++ b/package/base-files/files/etc/shinit
@@ -8,26 +8,5 @@ alias ll='ls -alF --color=auto'
 [ -x /usr/bin/arp -o -x /sbin/arp ] || arp() { cat /proc/net/arp; }
 [ -x /usr/bin/ldd ] || ldd() { LD_TRACE_LOADED_OBJECTS=1 $*; }
 
-service() {
-	if [ -f "/etc/init.d/$1" ]; then
-		/etc/init.d/$@
-	else
-		echo "Usage: service <service> [command]"
-		if [ -n "$1" ]; then
-			echo "Service "'"'"$1"'"'" not found, the following services are available:"
-		else
-			echo "The following services are available:"
-		fi
-		for F in /etc/init.d/* ; do
-			printf "%-30s\t%10s\t%10s\n"  "$F" \
-			$( $($F enabled) && echo "enabled" || echo "disabled" ) \
-			$( [ "$(ubus call service list "{ 'verbose': true, 'name': '$(basename $F)' }" \
-			| jsonfilter -q -e "@['$(basename $F)'].instances[*].running" | uniq)" = "true" ] \
-			&& echo "running" || echo "stopped" )
-		done;
-		return 1
-	fi
-}
-
 [ -n "$KSH_VERSION" -o \! -s "$HOME/.shinit" ] || . "$HOME/.shinit"
 [ -z "$KSH_VERSION" -o \! -s "$HOME/.mkshrc" ] || . "$HOME/.mkshrc"
diff --git a/package/system/procd/Makefile b/package/system/procd/Makefile
index 958a4808cbd..1d279205398 100644
--- a/package/system/procd/Makefile
+++ b/package/system/procd/Makefile
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ define Package/procd/install
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/reload_config $(1)/sbin/
 	$(INSTALL_CONF) ./files/hotplug*.json $(1)/etc/
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/procd.sh $(1)/lib/functions/
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/service $(1)/sbin/service
 endef
 
 Package/procd-selinux/install = $(Package/procd/install)
diff --git a/package/system/procd/files/service b/package/system/procd/files/service
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1ceacfe5add
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/system/procd/files/service
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+main() {
+	local service="$1"
+	local cmd="$2"
+
+	local boot status
+
+	if [ -f "/etc/init.d/${service}" ]; then
+		/etc/init.d/"${service}" "${cmd}"
+		exit "$?"
+	fi
+
+	if [ -n "$service" ]; then
+		echo "Service \"$1\" not found:"
+		exit 1
+	fi
+
+	echo "Usage: $(basename "$0") <service> [command]"
+	for service in /etc/init.d/* ; do
+		boot="$($service enabled && echo "enabled" || echo "disabled" )"
+		status="$( [ "$(ubus call service list "{ 'verbose': true, 'name': '$(basename "$service")' }" \
+			| jsonfilter -q -e "@['$(basename "$service")'].instances[*].running" | uniq)" = "true" ] \
+			&& echo "running" || echo "stopped" )"
+
+		printf "%-30s\\t%10s\\t%10s\\n"  "$service" "$boot" "$status"
+	done
+}
+
+main "$@"