diff --git a/packages/addons/service/downloadmanager/transmission/source/bin/transmission.stop b/packages/addons/service/downloadmanager/transmission/source/bin/transmission.stop
index 0bded7b9b3..2a45c6f384 100755
--- a/packages/addons/service/downloadmanager/transmission/source/bin/transmission.stop
+++ b/packages/addons/service/downloadmanager/transmission/source/bin/transmission.stop
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@
 LOCKDIR="/var/lock/"
 LOCKFILE="transmission.disabled"
 
+mkdir -p "$LOCKDIR"
+touch "$LOCKDIR/$LOCKFILE"
+
 if [ "$(pidof transmission-daemon)" ];then
-  mkdir -p "$LOCKDIR"
-  touch "$LOCKDIR/$LOCKFILE"
   killall -9 transmission-daemon
 fi
diff --git a/packages/addons/service/multimedia/hts-tvheadend/source/bin/tvheadend.stop b/packages/addons/service/multimedia/hts-tvheadend/source/bin/tvheadend.stop
index dc58e7de61..dbf1d9d202 100755
--- a/packages/addons/service/multimedia/hts-tvheadend/source/bin/tvheadend.stop
+++ b/packages/addons/service/multimedia/hts-tvheadend/source/bin/tvheadend.stop
@@ -27,8 +27,9 @@ LOCKFILE="tvheadend.disabled"
 
 ADDON_BIN="tvheadend"
 
+mkdir -p "$LOCKDIR"
+touch "$LOCKDIR/$LOCKFILE"
+
 if [ "$(pidof $ADDON_BIN)" ];then
-  mkdir -p "$LOCKDIR"
-  touch "$LOCKDIR/$LOCKFILE"
   killall $ADDON_BIN
 fi
diff --git a/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/source/bin/vdr.stop b/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/source/bin/vdr.stop
index ede8bcacbb..4cee53ecc3 100755
--- a/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/source/bin/vdr.stop
+++ b/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/source/bin/vdr.stop
@@ -25,9 +25,10 @@
 LOCKDIR="/var/lock/"
 LOCKFILE="vdr.disabled"
 
+mkdir -p "$LOCKDIR"
+touch "$LOCKDIR/$LOCKFILE"
+
 if [ "$(pidof vdr.bin)" ];then
-  mkdir -p "$LOCKDIR"
-  touch "$LOCKDIR/$LOCKFILE"
   killall vdr.bin
 fi
 
diff --git a/packages/addons/service/softcam/oscam/source/bin/oscam.stop b/packages/addons/service/softcam/oscam/source/bin/oscam.stop
index 60349dca5f..c18b32f63f 100755
--- a/packages/addons/service/softcam/oscam/source/bin/oscam.stop
+++ b/packages/addons/service/softcam/oscam/source/bin/oscam.stop
@@ -26,11 +26,10 @@
 LOCKDIR="/var/lock/"
 LOCKFILE="oscam.disabled"
 
-# use "$(pidof)" instead of $(pidof). otherwise 'if' statement will fail
-# because oscam spawns at least one 'extra' process
+mkdir -p "$LOCKDIR"
+touch "$LOCKDIR/$LOCKFILE"
+
 if [ "$(pidof oscam)" ];then
-  mkdir -p "$LOCKDIR"
-  touch "$LOCKDIR/$LOCKFILE"
   killall -9 oscam
 fi
 
diff --git a/packages/addons/service/system/dcron/source/bin/dcron.stop b/packages/addons/service/system/dcron/source/bin/dcron.stop
index 75858a66a7..f93d82434a 100755
--- a/packages/addons/service/system/dcron/source/bin/dcron.stop
+++ b/packages/addons/service/system/dcron/source/bin/dcron.stop
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@
 LOCKDIR="/var/lock/"
 LOCKFILE="dcron.disabled"
 
+mkdir -p "$LOCKDIR"
+touch "$LOCKDIR/$LOCKFILE"
+
 if [ "$(pidof crond)" ]; then
-  mkdir -p "$LOCKDIR"
-  touch "$LOCKDIR/$LOCKFILE"
   killall -9 crond
 fi
diff --git a/packages/addons/service/system/pcscd-addon/source/bin/pcscd.stop b/packages/addons/service/system/pcscd-addon/source/bin/pcscd.stop
index 4722ea09ff..02d1edd7e2 100755
--- a/packages/addons/service/system/pcscd-addon/source/bin/pcscd.stop
+++ b/packages/addons/service/system/pcscd-addon/source/bin/pcscd.stop
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@
 LOCKDIR="/var/lock/"
 LOCKFILE="pcscd.disabled"
 
+mkdir -p "$LOCKDIR"
+touch "$LOCKDIR/$LOCKFILE"
+
 if [ "$(pidof pcscd.bin)" ];then
-  mkdir -p "$LOCKDIR"
-  touch "$LOCKDIR/$LOCKFILE"
   killall -9 pcscd.bin
 fi