diff --git a/package/tftpd/S80tftpd-hpa b/package/tftpd/S80tftpd-hpa
index 4e8361faa7..8ae15150a1 100644
--- a/package/tftpd/S80tftpd-hpa
+++ b/package/tftpd/S80tftpd-hpa
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ DAEMON=/usr/sbin/$NAME
 PIDFILE=/var/run/$NAME.pid
 SCRIPTNAME=/etc/init.d/S80tftpd-hpa
 
+[ -r "/etc/default/$NAME" ] && . "/etc/default/$NAME"
+
 #
 #	Function that starts the daemon/service.
 #