diff --git a/gentoo/splash.c b/gentoo/splash.c
index 945f3aa..93e72e2 100644
--- a/gentoo/splash.c
+++ b/gentoo/splash.c
@@ -719,9 +719,14 @@ int _splash_hook (rc_hook_t hook, const char *name)
 		break;
 
 	case rc_hook_service_start_now:
+do_start:
+		/* If we've been inactive, do nothing since the service has
+		 * already been handled before it went inactive. */
+		if (rc_service_state(name, rc_service_wasinactive)
+			return 0;
+
 		/* If we're starting or stopping a service, we're being called by
 		 * runscript and thus have to reload our config. */
-do_start:
 		if (splash_init(true))
 			return -1;
 		i = splash_svc_handle(name, "svc_start");