diff --git a/meta/classes/update-rc.d.bbclass b/meta/classes/update-rc.d.bbclass
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+UPDATERCPN ?= "${PN}"
+
+DEPENDS_append_class-target = " update-rc.d-native update-rc.d initscripts"
+UPDATERCD = "update-rc.d"
+UPDATERCD_class-cross = ""
+UPDATERCD_class-native = ""
+UPDATERCD_class-nativesdk = ""
+
+INITSCRIPT_PARAMS ?= "defaults"
+
+INIT_D_DIR = "${sysconfdir}/init.d"
+
+updatercd_preinst() {
+if [ -z "$D" -a -f "${INIT_D_DIR}/${INITSCRIPT_NAME}" ]; then
+	${INIT_D_DIR}/${INITSCRIPT_NAME} stop
+fi
+if type update-rc.d >/dev/null 2>/dev/null; then
+	if [ -n "$D" ]; then
+		OPT="-f -r $D"
+	else
+		OPT="-f"
+	fi
+	update-rc.d $OPT ${INITSCRIPT_NAME} remove
+fi
+}
+
+updatercd_postinst() {
+if type update-rc.d >/dev/null 2>/dev/null; then
+	if [ -n "$D" ]; then
+		OPT="-r $D"
+	else
+		OPT="-s"
+	fi
+	update-rc.d $OPT ${INITSCRIPT_NAME} ${INITSCRIPT_PARAMS}
+fi
+}
+
+updatercd_prerm() {
+if [ -z "$D" ]; then
+	${INIT_D_DIR}/${INITSCRIPT_NAME} stop
+fi
+}
+
+updatercd_postrm() {
+if type update-rc.d >/dev/null 2>/dev/null; then
+	if [ -n "$D" ]; then
+		OPT="-f -r $D"
+	else
+		OPT="-f"
+	fi
+	update-rc.d $OPT ${INITSCRIPT_NAME} remove
+fi
+}
+
+
+def update_rc_after_parse(d):
+    if d.getVar('INITSCRIPT_PACKAGES', False) == None:
+        if d.getVar('INITSCRIPT_NAME', False) == None:
+            raise bb.build.FuncFailed("%s inherits update-rc.d but doesn't set INITSCRIPT_NAME" % d.getVar('FILE', False))
+        if d.getVar('INITSCRIPT_PARAMS', False) == None:
+            raise bb.build.FuncFailed("%s inherits update-rc.d but doesn't set INITSCRIPT_PARAMS" % d.getVar('FILE', False))
+
+python __anonymous() {
+    update_rc_after_parse(d)
+}
+
+PACKAGESPLITFUNCS_prepend = "populate_packages_updatercd "
+PACKAGESPLITFUNCS_remove_class-nativesdk = "populate_packages_updatercd "
+
+populate_packages_updatercd[vardeps] += "updatercd_prerm updatercd_postrm updatercd_preinst updatercd_postinst"
+populate_packages_updatercd[vardepsexclude] += "OVERRIDES"
+
+python populate_packages_updatercd () {
+    def update_rcd_auto_depend(pkg):
+        import subprocess
+        import os
+        path = d.expand("${D}${INIT_D_DIR}/${INITSCRIPT_NAME}")
+        if not os.path.exists(path):
+            return
+        statement = "grep -q -w '/etc/init.d/functions' %s" % path
+        if subprocess.call(statement, shell=True) == 0:
+            mlprefix = d.getVar('MLPREFIX', True) or ""
+            d.appendVar('RDEPENDS_' + pkg, ' %sinitscripts-functions' % (mlprefix))
+
+    def update_rcd_package(pkg):
+        bb.debug(1, 'adding update-rc.d calls to preinst/postinst/prerm/postrm for %s' % pkg)
+
+        localdata = bb.data.createCopy(d)
+        overrides = localdata.getVar("OVERRIDES", True)
+        localdata.setVar("OVERRIDES", "%s:%s" % (pkg, overrides))
+        bb.data.update_data(localdata)
+
+        update_rcd_auto_depend(pkg)
+
+        preinst = d.getVar('pkg_preinst_%s' % pkg, True)
+        if not preinst:
+            preinst = '#!/bin/sh\n'
+        preinst += localdata.getVar('updatercd_preinst', True)
+        d.setVar('pkg_preinst_%s' % pkg, preinst)
+
+        postinst = d.getVar('pkg_postinst_%s' % pkg, True)
+        if not postinst:
+            postinst = '#!/bin/sh\n'
+        postinst += localdata.getVar('updatercd_postinst', True)
+        d.setVar('pkg_postinst_%s' % pkg, postinst)
+
+        prerm = d.getVar('pkg_prerm_%s' % pkg, True)
+        if not prerm:
+            prerm = '#!/bin/sh\n'
+        prerm += localdata.getVar('updatercd_prerm', True)
+        d.setVar('pkg_prerm_%s' % pkg, prerm)
+
+        postrm = d.getVar('pkg_postrm_%s' % pkg, True)
+        if not postrm:
+                postrm = '#!/bin/sh\n'
+        postrm += localdata.getVar('updatercd_postrm', True)
+        d.setVar('pkg_postrm_%s' % pkg, postrm)
+
+        d.appendVar('RRECOMMENDS_' + pkg, " ${MLPREFIX}${UPDATERCD}")
+
+    # Check that this class isn't being inhibited (generally, by
+    # systemd.bbclass) before doing any work.
+    if bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'sysvinit', True, False, d) or \
+       not d.getVar("INHIBIT_UPDATERCD_BBCLASS", True):
+        pkgs = d.getVar('INITSCRIPT_PACKAGES', True)
+        if pkgs == None:
+            pkgs = d.getVar('UPDATERCPN', True)
+            packages = (d.getVar('PACKAGES', True) or "").split()
+            if not pkgs in packages and packages != []:
+                pkgs = packages[0]
+        for pkg in pkgs.split():
+            update_rcd_package(pkg)
+}