diff --git a/device/community/device-purism-librem5/APKBUILD b/device/community/device-purism-librem5/APKBUILD
index 0dbfc589a..c470f5ca6 100644
--- a/device/community/device-purism-librem5/APKBUILD
+++ b/device/community/device-purism-librem5/APKBUILD
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Maintainer:  Clayton Craft <clayton@craftyguy.net>
 pkgname=device-purism-librem5
 pkgdesc="Purism Librem 5 Phone"
-pkgver=1.16
+pkgver=1.17
 pkgrel=0
 _confver=36
 _purismrel=1
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ source="
 	77-mm-broadmobi-port-types.rules
 	deviceinfo
 	flash_script.lst
-	librem5-shipmode.initd
+	modprobe.d-ship_mode.conf
 	modprobe.d_rsi.conf
 	modules-load.d_librem5.conf
 	pcscd-librem5-reader.conf
@@ -112,11 +112,9 @@ package() {
 	mkdir -p "$pkgdir"/usr/share/alsa/ucm2
 	cp -r "$builddir"/default/audio/ucm2 "$pkgdir"/usr/share/alsa/
 
-	# device-specific services
-	install -Dm755 "$builddir"/default/shipmode/l5-poweroff-shipmode  \
-		"$pkgdir"/usr/bin/librem5-shipmode
-	install -Dm755 	"$srcdir"/librem5-shipmode.initd \
-		"$pkgdir"/etc/init.d/librem5-shipmode
+	# enable bq25890_charger ship_mode
+	install -Dm644 "$srcdir"/modprobe.d-ship_mode.conf \
+		"$pkgdir"/etc/modprobe.d/bq25890_charger.conf
 
 	devicepkg_package $startdir $pkgname
 }
@@ -126,7 +124,7 @@ sha512sums="ef2cce6de4e85b14b4a7dee7fe8175d6ca455db38bfe4453b390ac15ad51240dec58
 00355d9ad085a77e157f3c62eb4f1bcac2823d3b341e34d1128edbfb1444fba83e8eacd263ea61da9f6d853f1328ab7fbe5ea63bd08c8a1bc9b8eaf44ae1f1c6  77-mm-broadmobi-port-types.rules
 647cd95872bfa3e533ce2a825f9215315f629c0f2835becd77e3acb07b748a2c662090197de59155ff6e8137165dea877a0b179db4bd8bee3dd3d205f390a656  deviceinfo
 2703c7a4e7f32cf102dfed644a8213497828ae1fe9f3bd789663157f79c8c8ddb05672e5c9a0c6883e9dee42afcfe9578e611dd1d9fe6cd8129d8d7738d28ad2  flash_script.lst
-76b06cc1ac82c3fc0e298c9d7d5c9139624b1269bf846fe3bc07b9af877d882362b60ba90028ad3182cb1d6426aacdb560fe060b026778a56e7f038d495eadd4  librem5-shipmode.initd
+110630f959e3f3a2acc335d755defeb0f49fb40f46cb2423205511f43d1dfdbb91722271fac34a6cbf04a5f0406e6a34ed77e75555acc3f420041d32224027d6  modprobe.d-ship_mode.conf
 9dc018f0de523cbfe5a49cbe831aa30e975a8dd34635197bb52582f072ac356ef2c02223fc794d970380091a69a83a74c3fbe34520190c8536e77f9ea98c7659  modprobe.d_rsi.conf
 a0740e405781ec6ef765fdc9f5700c95adbb241c45c97b9384ba68cdece662cb216ca5918640042f6e65a5d1b1a9099936382c99b49a44303f7b6d77a075a471  modules-load.d_librem5.conf
 8ef4ec7a9e9a4fb801d207e7d94b627aacc9243a93b0ec28e0823a6f44b8102416c040e4ddf499f87bb9dfa960cf6f627b008b79f197f6814b3fd881e18ae8ef  pcscd-librem5-reader.conf
diff --git a/device/community/device-purism-librem5/librem5-shipmode.initd b/device/community/device-purism-librem5/librem5-shipmode.initd
deleted file mode 100644
index 9cfa19ffa..000000000
--- a/device/community/device-purism-librem5/librem5-shipmode.initd
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#!/sbin/openrc-run
-description="Put the Librem 5 into 'ship mode' so that the battery does not drain when off."
-command="/usr/bin/librem5-shipmode"
diff --git a/device/community/device-purism-librem5/modprobe.d-ship_mode.conf b/device/community/device-purism-librem5/modprobe.d-ship_mode.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..46618e629
--- /dev/null
+++ b/device/community/device-purism-librem5/modprobe.d-ship_mode.conf
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+options bq25890-charger ship_mode=1