diff --git a/config/etc/sysctl.conf b/config/etc/sysctl.conf
index dd087d2d9..4066af767 100644
--- a/config/etc/sysctl.conf
+++ b/config/etc/sysctl.conf
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_redirects = 0
 net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_source_route = 0
 net.ipv4.conf.all.log_martians = 1
 
-# Enable connection tracking for IPVS
-net.ipv4.vs.conntrack = 1
-
 kernel.printk = 1 4 1 7
 vm.swappiness=1
 vm.mmap_min_addr = 4096
diff --git a/lfs/keepalived b/lfs/keepalived
index 4b4ae2300..8e01e979d 100644
--- a/lfs/keepalived
+++ b/lfs/keepalived
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ DL_FROM    = $(URL_IPFIRE)
 DIR_APP    = $(DIR_SRC)/$(THISAPP)
 TARGET     = $(DIR_INFO)/$(THISAPP)
 PROG       = keepalived
-PAK_VER    = 4
+PAK_VER    = 5
 
 DEPS       = ""
 
diff --git a/src/initscripts/packages/keepalived b/src/initscripts/packages/keepalived
index baccdc15a..4dda336d5 100644
--- a/src/initscripts/packages/keepalived
+++ b/src/initscripts/packages/keepalived
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@
 
 case "${1}" in
 	start)
+		# Load IPVS module
+		modprobe ip_vs
+
+		# Enable connection tracking for IPVS
+		sysctl -w net.ipv4.vs.conntrack=1 &>/dev/null
+
 		boot_mesg "Starting keepalive daemon..."
 		loadproc /usr/sbin/keepalived ${KEEPALIVED_OPTIONS}
 		;;