diff --git a/fhem/contrib/init-scripts/fhem.3 b/fhem/contrib/init-scripts/fhem.3
index 59c611821..7bb42322c 100644
--- a/fhem/contrib/init-scripts/fhem.3
+++ b/fhem/contrib/init-scripts/fhem.3
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ set -e
 cd /opt/fhem
 port=7072
 
+apt-mark hold fhem > /dev/null
+
 case "$1" in
 'start')