diff --git a/srcpkgs/dropbear/files/dropbear/run b/srcpkgs/dropbear/files/dropbear/run
index 41777b924e9..50c442b8cc9 100755
--- a/srcpkgs/dropbear/files/dropbear/run
+++ b/srcpkgs/dropbear/files/dropbear/run
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-exec dropbear -F -R
+[ -r conf ] && . ./conf
+exec dropbear ${OPTS:=-F -R}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/dropbear/template b/srcpkgs/dropbear/template
index 7182f9233cf..b1ff6c63d66 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/dropbear/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/dropbear/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'dropbear'
 pkgname=dropbear
 version=2017.75
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style="gnu-configure"
 configure_args="--enable-zlib"
 makedepends="zlib-devel"