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