diff --git a/recipes-bsp/watchdog/watchdog-5.9/init b/recipes-bsp/watchdog/watchdog-5.9/init
index d6f939a..cdc960a 100644
--- a/recipes-bsp/watchdog/watchdog-5.9/init
+++ b/recipes-bsp/watchdog/watchdog-5.9/init
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 # Required-Stop:     $all
 # Should-Start:      
 # Should-Stop:       
-# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
-# Default-Stop:      0 1 6
+# Default-Start:     S
+# Default-Stop:
 ### END INIT INFO
 
 PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin
diff --git a/recipes-bsp/watchdog/watchdog_5.9.bbappend b/recipes-bsp/watchdog/watchdog_5.9.bbappend
index 8897f11..906dead 100644
--- a/recipes-bsp/watchdog/watchdog_5.9.bbappend
+++ b/recipes-bsp/watchdog/watchdog_5.9.bbappend
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 SYSMOCOM := "${@os.path.dirname(bb.data.getVar('FILE', d, True))}"
 FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend := "${SYSMOCOM}/${PN}-${PV}:"
-PRINC = "4"
+PRINC = "6"
 
 inherit update-rc.d
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ do_install_append() {
 CONFFILES_${PN} = "${sysconfdir}/watchdog.conf"
 INITSCRIPT_PACKAGES = "${PN}"
 INITSCRIPT_NAME_${PN} = "watchdog"
-INITSCRIPT_PARAMS_${PN} = "defaults 0 99"
+INITSCRIPT_PARAMS_${PN} = "start 06 S ."
 
 # bug in poky meta/classes/base.bbclass?
 PACKAGE_ARCH = "${MACHINE_ARCH}"