diff --git a/board/common/rootfs/lib/infix/clean-etc b/board/common/rootfs/lib/infix/clean-etc
index 596bd51b..b2c998f5 100755
--- a/board/common/rootfs/lib/infix/clean-etc
+++ b/board/common/rootfs/lib/infix/clean-etc
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ rm -rf /etc/network/interfaces*
 #...except for some core services
 reserved()
 {
-    for svc in clixon getty nginx sysklogd; do
+    for svc in clixon getty lldpd nginx sysklogd; do
 	[ "$1" = "${svc}.conf" ] && return 0
     done
 
diff --git a/package/skeleton-init-finit/skeleton/etc/finit.d/available/lldpd.conf b/package/skeleton-init-finit/skeleton/etc/finit.d/available/lldpd.conf
index 08ea060a..9fd73d83 100644
--- a/package/skeleton-init-finit/skeleton/etc/finit.d/available/lldpd.conf
+++ b/package/skeleton-init-finit/skeleton/etc/finit.d/available/lldpd.conf
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 service if:<!boot/profinet> [2345789] log:prio:daemon.info,tag:lldpd \
-	env:-/etc/default/lldpd		      			     \
+	<!> env:-/etc/default/lldpd		      		     \
 	lldpd -d $LLDPD_ARGS -- LLDP daemon (IEEE 802.1ab)
diff --git a/src/mech/src/ietf-system/ietf-system.c b/src/mech/src/ietf-system/ietf-system.c
index 296bbb4c..adcc66d7 100644
--- a/src/mech/src/ietf-system/ietf-system.c
+++ b/src/mech/src/ietf-system/ietf-system.c
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ static bool is_true(cxobj *xp, char *name)
 	return false;
 }
 
+static int sys_reload_services(void)
+{
+	return system("initctl -nbq touch sysklogd lldpd");
+}
+
 int ietf_sys_tr_begin(clicon_handle h, transaction_data td)
 {
 	return aug_load(aug);
@@ -59,7 +64,7 @@ int ietf_sys_tr_commit_hostname(cxobj *src, cxobj *tgt)
 	free(old);
 
 	if (src)
-		err = err ? : system("initctl -nbq touch sysklogd");
+		err = err ? : sys_reload_services();
 
 	return err;
 }