diff --git a/srcpkgs/iptables/files/ip6tables/run b/srcpkgs/iptables/files/ip6tables/run
index 2ffe0cae07d..735c912088a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/iptables/files/ip6tables/run
+++ b/srcpkgs/iptables/files/ip6tables/run
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-[ ! -e /etc/iptables/ip6tables.rules ] && return 0
+[ ! -e /etc/iptables/ip6tables.rules ] && exit 0
 ip6tables-restore /etc/iptables/ip6tables.rules
 exec chpst -b ip6tables pause
diff --git a/srcpkgs/iptables/files/iptables/run b/srcpkgs/iptables/files/iptables/run
index 474966060ff..bfc2dbe6898 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/iptables/files/iptables/run
+++ b/srcpkgs/iptables/files/iptables/run
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-[ ! -e /etc/iptables/iptables.rules ] && return 0
+[ ! -e /etc/iptables/iptables.rules ] && exit 0
 iptables-restore /etc/iptables/iptables.rules
 exec chpst -b iptables pause
diff --git a/srcpkgs/iptables/template b/srcpkgs/iptables/template
index 94644f40500..38e0bb3e39d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/iptables/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/iptables/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'iptables'
 pkgname=iptables
 version=1.4.21
-revision=5
+revision=6
 build_style=gnu-configure
 build_options="systemd"
 configure_args="--enable-libipq --enable-shared --enable-devel --enable-bpf-compiler"