diff --git a/package/network/services/dropbear/Makefile b/package/network/services/dropbear/Makefile
index 2110c8319..d87334e52 100644
--- a/package/network/services/dropbear/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/services/dropbear/Makefile
@@ -8,15 +8,14 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=dropbear
-PKG_VERSION:=2022.83
+PKG_VERSION:=2022.82
 PKG_RELEASE:=$(AUTORELEASE)
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.bz2
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:= \
 	https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/releases/ \
 	https://dropbear.nl/mirror/releases/
-#PKG_HASH:=3a038d2bbc02bf28bbdd20c012091f741a3ec5cbe460691811d714876aad75d1
-PKG_HASH:=bc5a121ffbc94b5171ad5ebe01be42746d50aa797c9549a4639894a16749443b
+PKG_HASH:=3a038d2bbc02bf28bbdd20c012091f741a3ec5cbe460691811d714876aad75d1
 
 PKG_LICENSE:=MIT
 PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=LICENSE libtomcrypt/LICENSE libtommath/LICENSE
diff --git a/package/network/services/dropbear/files/dropbear.init b/package/network/services/dropbear/files/dropbear.init
index 547b74e73..ecc0879f9 100755
--- a/package/network/services/dropbear/files/dropbear.init
+++ b/package/network/services/dropbear/files/dropbear.init
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ dropbear_instance()
 	local pid_file="/var/run/${NAME}.${PIDCOUNT}.pid"
 
 	procd_open_instance
-	procd_set_param command "$PROG" -F -P "$pid_file" -z
+	procd_set_param command "$PROG" -F -P "$pid_file"
 	[ "${PasswordAuth}" -eq 0 ] && procd_append_param command -s
 	[ "${GatewayPorts}" -eq 1 ] && procd_append_param command -a
 	[ "${RootPasswordAuth}" -eq 0 ] && procd_append_param command -g