diff --git a/packages/sysutils/udev/init.d/12_udev-monitor b/packages/sysutils/udev/init.d/12_udev-monitor
index 9b48ba912a..d513778abf 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/udev/init.d/12_udev-monitor
+++ b/packages/sysutils/udev/init.d/12_udev-monitor
@@ -30,7 +30,5 @@ case $RUNLEVEL in
     ;;
 
   poweroff|reboot)
-    progress "Stopping udev monitor"
-      killall udevadm
     ;;
 esac