diff --git a/openwrt/package/ntpclient/files/ntpclient.init b/openwrt/package/ntpclient/files/ntpclient.init
index 313ae67e4d..c8505c5cad 100644
--- a/openwrt/package/ntpclient/files/ntpclient.init
+++ b/openwrt/package/ntpclient/files/ntpclient.init
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ server=$(nvram get ntp_server)
 case "$ACTION" in
 	ifup)
 		ps x | grep '[n]tpclient' >&- || {
-			route -n 2>&- | awk '$1 == "0.0.0.0"' >&- && /usr/sbin/ntpclient -c 1 -s -h ${server:-pool.ntp.org} &
+			route -n 2>&- | grep '^0.0.0.0' >&- && /usr/sbin/ntpclient -c 1 -s -h ${server:-pool.ntp.org} &
 		}
 		;;
 	ifdown)
-		route -n 2>&- | awk '$1 == "0.0.0.0"' >&- || killall ntpclient 2>&- >&- ;;
+		route -n 2>&- | grep '^0.0.0.0' >&- || killall ntpclient 2>&- >&- ;;
 esac