diff --git a/modem/qcom_rmtfs/APKBUILD b/modem/qcom_rmtfs/APKBUILD
index 8273a3e33..90670c836 100644
--- a/modem/qcom_rmtfs/APKBUILD
+++ b/modem/qcom_rmtfs/APKBUILD
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ url="https://github.com/andersson/rmtfs"
 arch="all"
 license="BSD-3-Clause"
 makedepends="eudev-dev qrtr-dev"
-install="$pkgname.post-install"
-subpackages="$pkgname-doc"
+subpackages="$pkgname-doc $pkgname-openrc"
 source="
 	rmtfs-$_commit.tar.gz::https://github.com/andersson/rmtfs/archive/$_commit.tar.gz
 	qcom_rmtfs.initd
@@ -22,12 +21,12 @@ build() {
 }
 
 package() {
-	install -Dm755 rmtfs "$pkgdir"/usr/sbin/"$pkgname"
+	install -Dm755 rmtfs "$pkgdir"/usr/sbin/rmtfs
 	install -Dm755 "$srcdir/$pkgname.initd" "$pkgdir/etc/init.d/$pkgname"
-	install -Dm644 "$srcdir/udev.rules" "$pkgdir/usr/lib/udev/rules.d/65-qcom_rmtfs.rules"
+	install -Dm644 "$srcdir/udev.rules" "$pkgdir/usr/lib/udev/rules.d/65-$pkgname.rules"
 	install -Dm644 LICENSE "$pkgdir"/usr/share/licenses/$pkgname/COPYING
 }
 
 sha512sums="bdb6f0e5a37b7456c06ad5ce657b1354d5c97657b448dc29cf5dd2729a180cb9fe0aae1761ca17917626311372f6a1c8c1b6a68cebb752b2b7376cbd7fbdd2e5  rmtfs-dfb8f3ed1c8fbde621cd08aaf9e7724a4c55cbd1.tar.gz
-4db920dc26dde899d86627cec6c4a21db61884c764c7ee83ba5bc1a2102d918c6d318113e21a8621bad47c7c6948362987d2980a916ccf9829d10e340d1f40b9  qcom_rmtfs.initd
+0b90447c035a4540f0d817978b1dc6c8344e1a885679788e1a24877c2739ed3466d5b2a3994cbbb0e2d7ed4fce2debd8b5971d33765c0198220ff0833de9f08c  qcom_rmtfs.initd
 cb2435c159d81d3a40d30e1355c82a3d560dc2df7d05fee95085bc80e492ac93a728258f2f1b463c04a964979760990c8c9176b22cb585cbec19ab285cd45440  udev.rules"
diff --git a/modem/qcom_rmtfs/qcom_rmtfs.initd b/modem/qcom_rmtfs/qcom_rmtfs.initd
index 0db5e4a8b..9118e896d 100755
--- a/modem/qcom_rmtfs/qcom_rmtfs.initd
+++ b/modem/qcom_rmtfs/qcom_rmtfs.initd
@@ -1,14 +1,22 @@
 #!/sbin/openrc-run
+supervisor=supervise-daemon
 
-depend() {
-	after udev-settle
-}
+name="RMTFS"
+description="Qualcomm remote file system service"
 
 # libqipcrtr4msmipc.so may not be present, on devices that don't need it
 export LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/preload/libqipcrtr4msmipc.so
 
-command="/bin/sh"
-command_args="-c 'exec /usr/sbin/qcom_rmtfs -P -r -s -v 2>&1 | logger -t qcom_rmtfs'"
-command_background="yes"
+# -P: find and use raw EFS partitions
+# -r: avoid writing to storage
+# -s: enable sync for the mss rproc instance
+command="/usr/sbin/rmtfs"
+command_args="-P -r -s"
 
-pidfile="/var/run/${SVCNAME}.pid"
+# https://github.com/andersson/rmtfs/commit/dfb8f3ed1c8fbde621cd08aaf9e7724a4c55cbd1
+respawn_delay=1
+
+depend() {
+	after udev-settle
+	need qrtr-ns
+}
diff --git a/modem/qcom_rmtfs/qcom_rmtfs.post-install b/modem/qcom_rmtfs/qcom_rmtfs.post-install
deleted file mode 100644
index 283c451d9..000000000
--- a/modem/qcom_rmtfs/qcom_rmtfs.post-install
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-rc-update -q add qcom_rmtfs boot