diff --git a/packages/network/avahi/init.d/53_avahi b/packages/network/avahi/init.d/53_avahi
index 60e84a9a07..6206310e7e 100644
--- a/packages/network/avahi/init.d/53_avahi
+++ b/packages/network/avahi/init.d/53_avahi
@@ -34,5 +34,7 @@ case $RUNLEVEL in
     ;;
 
   poweroff|reboot)
+    progress "Starting Avahi Daemon"
+      killall avahi-daemon
     ;;
 esac