diff --git a/net/freeswitch-stable/Makefile b/net/freeswitch-stable/Makefile
index 4f32c21..334121a 100644
--- a/net/freeswitch-stable/Makefile
+++ b/net/freeswitch-stable/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 PRG_NAME:=freeswitch
 PKG_NAME:=$(PRG_NAME)-stable
 PKG_VERSION:=1.10.2
-PKG_RELEASE:=4
+PKG_RELEASE:=5
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Sebastian Kemper <sebastian_ml@gmx.net>
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PRG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).-release.tar.xz
@@ -366,9 +366,10 @@ $(call Package/$(PKG_NAME)/Default)
   MENU:=1
   USERID:=$(PRG_NAME)=372:$(PRG_NAME)=372
   DEPENDS:= \
-	  +@OPENSSL_WITH_DEPRECATED \
 	  $(CXX_DEPENDS) \
 	  $(ICONV_DEPENDS) \
+	  +!BUSYBOX_DEFAULT_SU:shadow-su \
+	  +@OPENSSL_WITH_DEPRECATED \
 	  +FS_STABLE_WITH_FREETYPE:libfreetype \
 	  +FS_STABLE_WITH_ODBC:unixodbc \
 	  +FS_STABLE_WITH_PNG:libpng \
diff --git a/net/freeswitch-stable/files/freeswitch.conf b/net/freeswitch-stable/files/freeswitch.conf
index d7c591a..c2e48ca 100644
--- a/net/freeswitch-stable/files/freeswitch.conf
+++ b/net/freeswitch-stable/files/freeswitch.conf
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 
 config freeswitch 'general'
 	option enabled '0'
-	option user 'freeswitch'
-	option group 'freeswitch'
 	option log_stderr '1'
 	option log_stdout '1'
 	option options '-nonat -np'
diff --git a/net/freeswitch-stable/files/freeswitch.init b/net/freeswitch-stable/files/freeswitch.init
index aeab073..12d7ec6 100644
--- a/net/freeswitch-stable/files/freeswitch.init
+++ b/net/freeswitch-stable/files/freeswitch.init
@@ -13,26 +13,9 @@ COMMAND=/usr/bin/$NAME
 LOGGER="/usr/bin/logger -p user.err -s -t $NAME --"
 
 start_service() {
-  local dir
-  local enabled
-
-  local user
-  local group
-
-  local log_stderr
-  local log_stdout
-
-  local dir_cache
-  local dir_db
-  local dir_etc=/etc/$NAME
-  local dir_localstate=/var/lib/$NAME
-  local dir_log
-  local dir_recordings
-  local dir_run=/var/run/$NAME
-  local dir_storage
-  local dir_temp
-
-  local options
+  dir_etc=/etc/$NAME
+  dir_localstate=/var/lib/$NAME
+  dir_run=/var/run/$NAME
 
   config_load $NAME
 
@@ -42,9 +25,6 @@ start_service() {
     exit 1
   fi
 
-  config_get user  general user  $NAME
-  config_get group general group $NAME
-
   config_get_bool log_stderr general log_stderr 1
   config_get_bool log_stdout general log_stdout 1
 
@@ -55,54 +35,34 @@ start_service() {
   config_get dir_storage    directories storage    /tmp/$NAME/storage
   config_get dir_temp       directories temp       /tmp/$NAME/temp
 
-  user_exists "$user" || {
-    $LOGGER user \""$user"\" does not exist
-    exit 1
-  }
-
-  group_exists "$group" || {
-    $LOGGER group \""$group"\" does not exist
-    exit 1
-  }
-
-  # do not touch directories that already exist
-  # posix shell does not support arrays, hence using awk
-  awk \
-    -v user="$user" \
-    -v group="$group" \
-    -v a="$dir_cache" \
-    -v b="$dir_db" \
-    -v c="$dir_localstate" \
-    -v d="$dir_log" \
-    -v e="$dir_recordings" \
-    -v f="$dir_run" \
-    -v g="$dir_storage" \
-    -v h="$dir_temp" \
-    '
-      BEGIN {
-        dir[0]=a
-        dir[1]=b
-        dir[2]=c
-        dir[3]=d
-        dir[4]=e
-        dir[5]=f
-        dir[6]=g
-        dir[7]=h
-        for (x in dir) {
-          if (system("test ! -e \"" dir[x] "\"" )) {
-            delete dir[x]
-          }
-        }
-        for (x in dir) {
-          system("mkdir -p \"" dir[x] "\"" )
-          system("chmod 750 \"" dir[x] "\"" )
-          system("chown \"" user "\":\"" group "\" \"" dir[x] "\"" )
-        }
-      }
-    '
-
   config_get options general options
 
+  for i in "$dir_localstate" "$dir_run"; do
+    if ! [ -e "$i" ]; then
+      mkdir -m 0750 -p "$i"
+      [ -d "$i" ] && chown $NAME:$NAME "$i"
+    fi
+  done
+
+  command -v su >/dev/null
+  ret=$?
+  if [ 0 != "$ret" ]; then
+    $LOGGER utility \"su\" not available
+    $LOGGER will not attempt to create directories
+  else
+    for i in "$dir_cache" \
+             "$dir_db" \
+             "$dir_log" \
+             "$dir_recordings" \
+             "$dir_storage" \
+             "$dir_temp";
+    do
+      if ! [ -e "$i" ]; then
+        su -s /bin/sh -c "mkdir -m 0750 -p \"$i\"" $NAME
+      fi
+    done
+  fi
+
   procd_open_instance
   # starting with full path seems cleaner judging by 'ps' output
   procd_set_param command $COMMAND
@@ -111,13 +71,13 @@ start_service() {
     -cache "$dir_cache" \
     -conf "$dir_etc" \
     -db "$dir_db" \
-    -g "$group" \
+    -g "$NAME" \
     -log "$dir_log" \
     -recordings "$dir_recordings" \
     -run "$dir_run" \
     -storage "$dir_storage" \
     -temp "$dir_temp" \
-    -u "$user" \
+    -u "$NAME" \
     $options \
     -c
   # forward stderr to logd
@@ -126,4 +86,3 @@ start_service() {
   procd_set_param stdout $log_stdout
   procd_close_instance
 }
-