diff --git a/package/base-files/files/etc/rc.common b/package/base-files/files/etc/rc.common
index f39b69464ea..5dcbf5138d5 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/etc/rc.common
+++ b/package/base-files/files/etc/rc.common
@@ -55,7 +55,12 @@ enable() {
 
 enabled() {
 	name="$(basename "${initscript}")"
-	[ -x "$IPKG_INSTROOT/etc/rc.d/S${START}${name##S[0-9][0-9]}" ]
+	name="${name##[SK][0-9][0-9]}"
+	{
+		[ -z "${START:-}" ] || [ -L "$IPKG_INSTROOT/etc/rc.d/S${START}$name" ]
+	} && {
+		[ -z "${STOP:-}" ] || [ -L "$IPKG_INSTROOT/etc/rc.d/K${STOP}$name" ]
+	}
 }
 
 depends() {