diff --git a/package/system/rpcd/Makefile b/package/system/rpcd/Makefile
index fee2c5b33d..09146264cb 100644
--- a/package/system/rpcd/Makefile
+++ b/package/system/rpcd/Makefile
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
 PKG_SOURCE_URL=$(PROJECT_GIT)/project/rpcd.git
-PKG_SOURCE_DATE:=2018-08-16
-PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=41333abee4c57e3de2bcfa08972954e2af20705a
+PKG_SOURCE_DATE:=2018-11-22
+PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=2cc4b998ec78fc8fb9e12a5e67e71c34b2511719
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Jo-Philipp Wich <jo@mein.io>
-PKG_MIRROR_HASH:=a6d3c2228836a738919dfbd57a9e3ae5d427d5f94607b7e78b92b03f09f59731
+PKG_MIRROR_HASH:=6dcdaa1b9cc876a9dbe850ca52a04dcab23bd4530dad57640fd8e89df13a2a6b
 
 PKG_LICENSE:=ISC
 PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=
diff --git a/package/system/rpcd/files/rpcd.config b/package/system/rpcd/files/rpcd.config
index 499ea27628..faaed7f538 100644
--- a/package/system/rpcd/files/rpcd.config
+++ b/package/system/rpcd/files/rpcd.config
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+config rpcd
+	option socket /var/run/ubus.sock
+	option timeout 30
 
 config login
 	option username 'root'
diff --git a/package/system/rpcd/files/rpcd.init b/package/system/rpcd/files/rpcd.init
index 98b633365b..0a37ee19f9 100755
--- a/package/system/rpcd/files/rpcd.init
+++ b/package/system/rpcd/files/rpcd.init
@@ -7,8 +7,11 @@ NAME=rpcd
 PROG=/sbin/rpcd
 
 start_service() {
+	local socket=$(uci -q get rpcd.@rpcd[0].socket)
+	local timeout=$(uci -q get rpcd.@rpcd[0].timeout)
+
 	procd_open_instance
-	procd_set_param command "$PROG"
+	procd_set_param command "$PROG" ${socket:+-s "$socket"} ${timeout:+-t "$timeout"}
 	procd_close_instance
 }