diff --git a/package/base-files/Makefile b/package/base-files/Makefile
index 8a5f67b42fcf4b0c526eb3adf696c54a3acb17f8..bbc101107ffdd134bb5b0007f4a02db47281e893 100644
--- a/package/base-files/Makefile
+++ b/package/base-files/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/kernel.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=base-files
-PKG_RELEASE:=19
+PKG_RELEASE:=20
 
 PKG_FILE_DEPENDS:=$(PLATFORM_DIR)/ $(GENERIC_PLATFORM_DIR)/base-files/
 
diff --git a/package/base-files/files/lib/upgrade/common.sh b/package/base-files/files/lib/upgrade/common.sh
index 361c73a5ee178674807faf17fd2649d097bc840e..9ba9e23e7e8067264df31c7f1f553a5c28d61156 100644
--- a/package/base-files/files/lib/upgrade/common.sh
+++ b/package/base-files/files/lib/upgrade/common.sh
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ do_upgrade() {
 	[ -n "$DELAY" ] && sleep "$DELAY"
 	ask_bool 1 "Reboot" && {
 		v "Rebooting system..."
+		echo b 2>/dev/null >/proc/sysrq-trigger
 		reboot
 	}
 }