diff --git a/poky/meta/recipes-devtools/dpkg/dpkg.inc b/poky/meta/recipes-devtools/dpkg/dpkg.inc
index fee7a75..1c3c585 100644
--- a/poky/meta/recipes-devtools/dpkg/dpkg.inc
+++ b/poky/meta/recipes-devtools/dpkg/dpkg.inc
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 UPSTREAM_CHECK_URI = "${DEBIAN_MIRROR}/main/d/dpkg/"
 
-inherit autotools gettext perlnative pkgconfig perl-version
+inherit autotools gettext perlnative pkgconfig perl-version update-alternatives
 
 PERL_class-native = "${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/perl-native/perl"
 
@@ -76,7 +76,10 @@
 # the bitbake version.
 #
 PACKAGES =+ "${PN}-start-stop"
-FILES_${PN}-start-stop = "${sbindir}/start-stop-daemon"
+FILES_${PN}-start-stop = "${sbindir}/start-stop-daemon.${BPN}"
+ALTERNATIVE_${PN}-start-stop = "start-stop-daemon"
+ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME[start-stop-daemon] = "${sbindir}/start-stop-daemon"
+ALTERNATIVE_PRIORITY = "100"
 
 RDEPENDS_${PN} += "${PN}-start-stop"