diff --git a/packages/sysutils/remote/eventlircd/init.d/62_eventlircd b/packages/sysutils/remote/eventlircd/init.d/62_eventlircd
index d74710d4ff..7267c652b3 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/remote/eventlircd/init.d/62_eventlircd
+++ b/packages/sysutils/remote/eventlircd/init.d/62_eventlircd
@@ -32,5 +32,7 @@ case $RUNLEVEL in
     ;;
 
   poweroff|reboot)
+    progress "starting eventlircd"
+      killall eventlircd
     ;;
 esac