diff --git a/net/autossh/Makefile b/net/autossh/Makefile
index c28ce14ce..fa4543af7 100644
--- a/net/autossh/Makefile
+++ b/net/autossh/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=autossh
 PKG_VERSION:=1.4e
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tgz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://www.harding.motd.ca/autossh/
diff --git a/net/autossh/files/autossh.config b/net/autossh/files/autossh.config
index 6ec323858..faee881a9 100644
--- a/net/autossh/files/autossh.config
+++ b/net/autossh/files/autossh.config
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ config autossh
 	option gatetime	'0'
 	option monitorport	'20000'
 	option poll	'600'
+	option enabled	'0'
diff --git a/net/autossh/files/autossh.hotplug b/net/autossh/files/autossh.hotplug
index 4f695f44c..0e73cae4c 100644
--- a/net/autossh/files/autossh.hotplug
+++ b/net/autossh/files/autossh.hotplug
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@
 	[ "$ACTION" = "ifdown" ] && {
 		/etc/init.d/autossh stop
 	}
-	
+
 }
diff --git a/net/autossh/files/autossh.init b/net/autossh/files/autossh.init
index f81bf4d87..e21b3910b 100644
--- a/net/autossh/files/autossh.init
+++ b/net/autossh/files/autossh.init
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ start_instance() {
 	config_get gatetime "$section" 'gatetime'
 	config_get monitorport "$section" 'monitorport'
 	config_get poll "$section" 'poll'
+	config_get_bool enabled "$section" 'enabled' '1'
+
+	[ "$enabled" = 1 ] || exit 0
 
 	export AUTOSSH_GATETIME="${gatetime:-30}"
 	export AUTOSSH_POLL="${poll:-600}"