diff --git a/package/base-files/Makefile b/package/base-files/Makefile
index f105d2cd27..addbac8664 100644
--- a/package/base-files/Makefile
+++ b/package/base-files/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/version.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/feeds.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=base-files
-PKG_RELEASE:=205
+PKG_RELEASE:=206
 PKG_FLAGS:=nonshared
 
 PKG_FILE_DEPENDS:=$(PLATFORM_DIR)/ $(GENERIC_PLATFORM_DIR)/base-files/
diff --git a/package/base-files/files/sbin/hotplug-call b/package/base-files/files/sbin/hotplug-call
index 28e957c398..f595b9e75f 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/sbin/hotplug-call
+++ b/package/base-files/files/sbin/hotplug-call
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ USER=root
 export PATH LOGNAME USER
 export DEVICENAME="${DEVPATH##*/}"
 
-[ \! -z "$1" -a -d /etc/hotplug.d/$1 ] && {
+if [ \! -z "$1" -a -d /etc/hotplug.d/$1 ]; then
 	for script in $(ls /etc/hotplug.d/$1/* 2>&-); do (
 		[ -f $script ] && . $script
 	); done
-}
+fi