diff --git a/packages/sysutils/udev/init.d/11_udevd b/packages/sysutils/udev/init.d/11_udevd
index b7dd6cca65..95f15c296b 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/udev/init.d/11_udevd
+++ b/packages/sysutils/udev/init.d/11_udevd
@@ -32,5 +32,7 @@ case $RUNLEVEL in
     ;;
 
   poweroff|reboot)
+    progress "stopping udev daemon"
+      killall udevd
     ;;
 esac