diff --git a/net/keepalived/files/keepalived.init b/net/keepalived/files/keepalived.init
index 08d940988c..91360e3b17 100644
--- a/net/keepalived/files/keepalived.init
+++ b/net/keepalived/files/keepalived.init
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ vrrp_script() {
 
 	config_section_open "vrrp_script" "$name"
 
-	print_elems_indent "$1" "$INDENT_1" script interval weight fall rise
+	print_elems_indent "$1" "$INDENT_1" script interval weight fall rise timeout
 
 	config_section_close
 }