diff --git a/package/network/config/netifd/Makefile b/package/network/config/netifd/Makefile
index 6e208ddd96..8b5d2f8ff3 100644
--- a/package/network/config/netifd/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/config/netifd/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=netifd
-PKG_RELEASE:=4
+PKG_RELEASE:=5
 
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
 PKG_SOURCE_URL=$(PROJECT_GIT)/project/netifd.git
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 afcfba9f49..a2b0ccedbf 100755
--- a/package/network/config/netifd/files/lib/netifd/proto/dhcp.sh
+++ b/package/network/config/netifd/files/lib/netifd/proto/dhcp.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+[ -L /sbin/udhcpc ] || exit 0
+
 . /lib/functions.sh
 . ../netifd-proto.sh
 init_proto "$@"