diff --git a/package/network/config/firewall/files/firewall.init b/package/network/config/firewall/files/firewall.init
index 1147b83335..662dd8010b 100755
--- a/package/network/config/firewall/files/firewall.init
+++ b/package/network/config/firewall/files/firewall.init
@@ -60,6 +60,6 @@ reload_service() {
 boot() {
 	# Be silent on boot, firewall might be started by hotplug already,
 	# so don't complain in syslog.
-	QUIET=1
+	QUIET=-q
 	start
 }