diff --git a/recipes-bsp/watchdog/watchdog/init b/recipes-bsp/watchdog/watchdog/init
index cdc960a..4d75dfe 100644
--- a/recipes-bsp/watchdog/watchdog/init
+++ b/recipes-bsp/watchdog/watchdog/init
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 ### BEGIN INIT INFO
 # Provides:          watchdog
 # Short-Description: Start software watchdog daemon
-# Required-Start:    $all
-# Required-Stop:     $all
+# Required-Start:    $local_fs
+# Required-Stop:
 # Should-Start:      
 # Should-Stop:       
 # Default-Start:     S
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ case "$1" in
   force-reload)
     if [ $run_watchdog = 0 ]; then exit 0; fi
     echo "Restarting ${NAME}"
-    stop
-    start
+    $0 stop
+    $0 start
     ;;
 
   *)
diff --git a/recipes-bsp/watchdog/watchdog_sysmocom.inc b/recipes-bsp/watchdog/watchdog_sysmocom.inc
index 1362ddd..7d09be3 100644
--- a/recipes-bsp/watchdog/watchdog_sysmocom.inc
+++ b/recipes-bsp/watchdog/watchdog_sysmocom.inc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 SYSMOCOM := "${@os.path.dirname(bb.data.getVar('FILE', d, True))}"
 FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend := "${SYSMOCOM}/${PN}-${PV}:${SYSMOCOM}/${PN}"
-PRINC = "7"
+PRINC = "8"
 
 inherit update-rc.d