diff --git a/utils/bandwidthd/Makefile b/utils/bandwidthd/Makefile
index 6cbace921..ad5fde4da 100644
--- a/utils/bandwidthd/Makefile
+++ b/utils/bandwidthd/Makefile
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
         ac_cv_file__usr_local_pgsql_include=no
 endif
 
-EXTRA_CFLAGS+= $(TARGET_CPPFLAGS)
+EXTRA_CFLAGS+= $(TARGET_CPPFLAGS) -std=gnu89
 EXTRA_LDFLAGS+= $(TARGET_LDFLAGS) -Wl,-rpath-link,$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib
 
 define Package/bandwidthd/install
diff --git a/utils/bandwidthd/files/bandwidthd.init b/utils/bandwidthd/files/bandwidthd.init
index 6483daa2c..38d9cb165 100644
--- a/utils/bandwidthd/files/bandwidthd.init
+++ b/utils/bandwidthd/files/bandwidthd.init
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh /etc/rc.common
-# Copyright (C) 2008-2011 OpenWrt.org
+# Copyright (C) 2008-2015 OpenWrt.org
 
 START=99