diff --git a/package/base-files/files/etc/rc.common b/package/base-files/files/etc/rc.common
index f39b69464e..5d0d3c23f7 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/etc/rc.common
+++ b/package/base-files/files/etc/rc.common
@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@ service_data() {
 }
 
 service_running() {
-	local service="${1:-$(basename $initscript)}"
-	local instance="${2:-*}"
-	procd_running "$service" "$instance" "$@"
+	local instance="${1:-*}"
+
+	procd_running "$(basename $initscript)" "$instance"
 }
 
 ${INIT_TRACE:+set -x}