diff --git a/meta/packages/sysvinit/sysvinit/rc b/meta/packages/sysvinit/sysvinit/rc
index 30b69ad516..dce31a5c98 100755
--- a/meta/packages/sysvinit/sysvinit/rc
+++ b/meta/packages/sysvinit/sysvinit/rc
@@ -26,8 +26,11 @@ startup_progress() {
         progress=$progress_size
     fi
     #echo "PROGRESS is $progress $runlevel $first_step + ($step of $num_steps) $step_change $progress_size"
-    if type psplash-write >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        TMPDIR=/mnt/.psplash psplash-write "PROGRESS $progress" || true
+    #if type psplash-write >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    #    TMPDIR=/mnt/.psplash psplash-write "PROGRESS $progress" || true
+    #fi
+    if [ -e /mnt/.psplash/psplash_fifo ]; then
+        echo "PROGRESS $progress" > /mnt/.psplash/psplash_fifo
     fi
 }
 
diff --git a/meta/packages/sysvinit/sysvinit_2.86.bb b/meta/packages/sysvinit/sysvinit_2.86.bb
index e30970cb70..407ffd3369 100644
--- a/meta/packages/sysvinit/sysvinit_2.86.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/sysvinit/sysvinit_2.86.bb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ DESCRIPTION = "System-V like init."
 SECTION = "base"
 LICENSE = "GPL"
 HOMEPAGE = "http://freshmeat.net/projects/sysvinit/"
-PR = "r30"
+PR = "r31"
 
 # USE_VT and SERIAL_CONSOLE are generally defined by the MACHINE .conf.
 # Set PACKAGE_ARCH appropriately.