diff --git a/net/znc/Makefile b/net/znc/Makefile
index 5a8ca89b17..f3c44671a2 100644
--- a/net/znc/Makefile
+++ b/net/znc/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=znc
 PKG_VERSION:=1.10.1
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://znc.in/releases \
diff --git a/net/znc/files/znc.init b/net/znc/files/znc.init
index 9355cbb724..10b376da6f 100644
--- a/net/znc/files/znc.init
+++ b/net/znc/files/znc.init
@@ -205,7 +205,6 @@ start_service() {
 
 	procd_open_instance
 	procd_set_param file /etc/config/znc
-	[ "$EXTERNAL_CONFIG" -eq 1 ] && procd_set_param file "${ZNC_CONFIG}/configs/znc.conf"
 	procd_set_param command /usr/bin/znc
 	procd_append_param command -f -d$ZNC_CONFIG_PATH
 	procd_set_param user ${RUNAS_USER}