diff --git a/utils/irqbalance/Makefile b/utils/irqbalance/Makefile
index 59536d04d..5523a19b2 100644
--- a/utils/irqbalance/Makefile
+++ b/utils/irqbalance/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=irqbalance
 PKG_VERSION:=1.2.0
-PKG_RELEASE:=3
+PKG_RELEASE:=4
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ define Package/irqbalance/install
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/irqbalance $(1)/usr/sbin/
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/init.d
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/irqbalance.init $(1)/etc/init.d/irqbalance
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/config
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/irqbalance.config $(1)/etc/config/irqbalance
 endef
 
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,irqbalance))
diff --git a/utils/irqbalance/files/irqbalance.config b/utils/irqbalance/files/irqbalance.config
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5f074b00f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/irqbalance/files/irqbalance.config
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+config irqbalance 'irqbalance'
+	option enabled '0'
+
diff --git a/utils/irqbalance/files/irqbalance.init b/utils/irqbalance/files/irqbalance.init
index 34db0a23c..e794b7365 100644
--- a/utils/irqbalance/files/irqbalance.init
+++ b/utils/irqbalance/files/irqbalance.init
@@ -4,9 +4,14 @@ START=11
 USE_PROCD=1
 
 start_service() {
-  procd_open_instance "irqbalance"
-  procd_set_param command /usr/sbin/irqbalance -f
-  procd_set_param respawn
-  procd_close_instance
+	local enabled
+	config_load 'irqbalance'
+	config_get_bool enabled irqbalance enabled 0
+	[ "$enabled" -gt 0 ] || return 0
+
+	procd_open_instance "irqbalance"
+	procd_set_param command /usr/sbin/irqbalance -f
+	procd_set_param respawn
+	procd_close_instance
 }