diff --git a/luci.mk b/luci.mk
index 54f3835b41..522a21e763 100644
--- a/luci.mk
+++ b/luci.mk
@@ -221,25 +221,16 @@ define Package/$(PKG_NAME)/install
 	else true; fi
 endef
 
-ifneq ($(LUCI_DEFAULTS),)
+ifndef Package/$(PKG_NAME)/postinst
 define Package/$(PKG_NAME)/postinst
 [ -n "$${IPKG_INSTROOT}" ] || {$(foreach script,$(LUCI_DEFAULTS),
 	(. /etc/uci-defaults/$(script)) && rm -f /etc/uci-defaults/$(script))
 	rm -f /tmp/luci-indexcache
 	rm -rf /tmp/luci-modulecache/
+	killall -HUP rpcd 2>/dev/null
 	exit 0
 }
 endef
-else
-ifndef Package/$(PKG_NAME)/postinst
-define Package/$(PKG_NAME)/postinst
-[ -n "$${IPKG_INSTROOT}" ] || {
-	rm -f /tmp/luci-indexcache
-	rm -rf /tmp/luci-modulecache/
-	exit 0
-}
-endef
-endif
 endif