diff --git a/net/nut/Makefile b/net/nut/Makefile
index 320b496de6db5..24fb4f681241f 100644
--- a/net/nut/Makefile
+++ b/net/nut/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=nut
 PKG_VERSION:=2.8.4
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://www.networkupstools.org/source/2.8/
diff --git a/net/nut/files/nut-server.init b/net/nut/files/nut-server.init
index 70cb21f8713eb..240464de045b0 100755
--- a/net/nut/files/nut-server.init
+++ b/net/nut/files/nut-server.init
@@ -195,22 +195,27 @@ build_driver_config() {
 	config_list_foreach "$cfg" override defoverride override
 	config_list_foreach "$cfg" default defoverride default
 
-	other() {
+	do_other() {
 		local othervar="$1"
 		local othervarflag="$2"
 		local otherval
 
 		if [ "$othervarflag" = "otherflag" ]; then
-			config_get_bool otherval "${othervarflag}_${othervar}" value
+			config_get_bool otherval "${cfg}" "${othervarflag}_${othervar}" value
 			[ "$otherval" = "1" ] && echo "${othervar}" >>"$UPS_C"
 		else
-			config_get otherval "${othervarflag}_${othervar}" value
+			config_get otherval "${cfg}" "${othervarflag}_${othervar}" value
 			[ -n "$otherval" ] && echo "${othervar} = $otherval" >>"$UPS_C"
 		fi
 	}
 
-	config_list_foreach "$cfg" other other other
-	config_list_foreach "$cfg" otherflag other otherflag
+	# For each entry in the list "other", get the variable "other_${entry}",
+	# and if not empty, write "${entry} = ${value of other_${entry}}" to the config file.
+	config_list_foreach "$cfg" other do_other other
+
+	# For each entry in the list "otherflag", get the variable "otherflag_${entry}",
+	# and if true, write "${entry}" to the config file.
+	config_list_foreach "$cfg" otherflag do_other otherflag
 	echo "" >>$UPS_C
 	havedriver=1
 }