diff --git a/srcpkgs/smcroute/files/smcrouted/conf b/srcpkgs/smcroute/files/smcrouted/conf
deleted file mode 100644
index fd41e9611e4..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/smcroute/files/smcrouted/conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-OPTS="-N"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/smcroute/files/smcrouted/run b/srcpkgs/smcroute/files/smcrouted/run
index aefd44930a4..4fdbc56773f 100755
--- a/srcpkgs/smcroute/files/smcrouted/run
+++ b/srcpkgs/smcroute/files/smcrouted/run
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 
 [ -r conf ] && . ./conf
 
-exec smcrouted -n -s $OPTS
+# use `-N` without a conf file to not grab all interfaces by default
+exec smcrouted -n -s ${OPTS:--N}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/smcroute/template b/srcpkgs/smcroute/template
index d044156013f..4b5a0477319 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/smcroute/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/smcroute/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'smcroute'
 pkgname=smcroute
 version=2.4.4
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--enable-mrdisc"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"