diff --git a/net/bird/Makefile b/net/bird/Makefile
index 36e7ae2..1f446e6 100644
--- a/net/bird/Makefile
+++ b/net/bird/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=bird
 PKG_VERSION:=1.3.3
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=bird-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=ftp://bird.network.cz/pub/bird
diff --git a/net/bird/files/bird4.init b/net/bird/files/bird4.init
index d0e0876..8ac5e75 100644
--- a/net/bird/files/bird4.init
+++ b/net/bird/files/bird4.init
@@ -1,22 +1,21 @@
 #!/bin/sh /etc/rc.common
+# Copyright (C) 2010-2011 OpenWrt.org
 
 START=50
 
-# Birdloop is used to restart BIRD if it crashed. Unfortunately, it also
-# hides and handles in the same manner start-time errors (like parse error
-# in config file). Therefore, it is not used by default. If you want to
-# use it, comment the first line and uncomment the second line in start().
+SERVICE_DAEMONIZE=1
+SERVICE_WRITE_PID=1
 
 start() {
-	/usr/sbin/bird4
-#	/usr/sbin/bird4loop
+	service_start /usr/sbin/bird4 -d
+#	( SERVICE_MATCH_NAME=1 service_start /usr/sbin/bird4loop )
 }
 
 stop() {
-	killall bird4
-	sleep 1
+#	( SERVICE_MATCH_NAME=1 service_stop /usr/sbin/bird4loop )
+	service_stop /usr/sbin/bird4
 }
 
 reload() {
-	killall -HUP bird4
+	service_reload /usr/sbin/bird4
 }
diff --git a/net/bird/files/bird4loop b/net/bird/files/bird4loop
index 9d9b80d..5dd6b95 100644
--- a/net/bird/files/bird4loop
+++ b/net/bird/files/bird4loop
@@ -2,11 +2,22 @@
 
 BIRD=/usr/sbin/bird4
 
-$BIRD -p
+$BIRD -p || return 1
 
-( until $BIRD -d "$@"
-do
-	logger error BIRD4 died!
-	sleep 2
-done; ) </dev/null >/dev/null 2> /dev/null &
+. /lib/functions.sh
 
+SERVICE_DAEMONIZE=1
+SERVICE_WRITE_PID=1
+
+sig_handler() {
+	running=0
+	service_stop $BIRD
+}
+
+running=1
+trap sig_handler INT
+trap sig_handler TERM
+while [ $running -gt 0 ]; do
+	service_check $BIRD || service_start $BIRD -d "$@"
+	sleep 3
+done
diff --git a/net/bird/files/bird6.init b/net/bird/files/bird6.init
index 69b39ff..2efb4f0 100644
--- a/net/bird/files/bird6.init
+++ b/net/bird/files/bird6.init
@@ -1,22 +1,21 @@
 #!/bin/sh /etc/rc.common
+# Copyright (C) 2010-2011 OpenWrt.org
 
 START=50
 
-# Birdloop is used to restart BIRD if it crashed. Unfortunately, it also
-# hides and handles in the same manner start-time errors (like parse error
-# in config file). Therefore, it is not used by default. If you want to
-# use it, comment the first line and uncomment the second line in start().
+SERVICE_DAEMONIZE=1
+SERVICE_WRITE_PID=1
 
 start() {
-	/usr/sbin/bird6
-#	/usr/sbin/bird6loop
+	service_start /usr/sbin/bird6 -d
+#	( SERVICE_MATCH_NAME=1 service_start /usr/sbin/bird6loop )
 }
 
 stop() {
-	killall bird6
-	sleep 1
+#	( SERVICE_MATCH_NAME=1 service_stop /usr/sbin/bird6loop )
+	service_stop /usr/sbin/bird6
 }
 
 reload() {
-	killall -HUP bird6
+	service_reload /usr/sbin/bird6
 }
diff --git a/net/bird/files/bird6loop b/net/bird/files/bird6loop
index 5692125..46f498a 100644
--- a/net/bird/files/bird6loop
+++ b/net/bird/files/bird6loop
@@ -2,11 +2,22 @@
 
 BIRD=/usr/sbin/bird6
 
-$BIRD -p
+$BIRD -p || return 1
 
-( until $BIRD -d "$@"
-do
-	logger error BIRD6 died!
-	sleep 2
-done; ) </dev/null >/dev/null 2> /dev/null &
+. /lib/functions.sh
 
+SERVICE_DAEMONIZE=1
+SERVICE_WRITE_PID=1
+
+sig_handler() {
+	running=0
+	service_stop $BIRD
+}
+
+running=1
+trap sig_handler INT
+trap sig_handler TERM
+while [ $running -gt 0 ]; do
+	service_check $BIRD || service_start $BIRD -d "$@"
+	sleep 3
+done