diff --git a/packages/sysutils/ConsoleKit/scripts/ck-system-restart b/packages/sysutils/ConsoleKit/scripts/ck-system-restart
index f1485b1b63..99bb297019 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/ConsoleKit/scripts/ck-system-restart
+++ b/packages/sysutils/ConsoleKit/scripts/ck-system-restart
@@ -31,4 +31,6 @@ for seq in `seq 1 10` ; do
   clear > /dev/tty1
   killall5 -18 || break
 done
+sync
+umount -a >/dev/null 2>&1
 reboot
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/ConsoleKit/scripts/ck-system-stop b/packages/sysutils/ConsoleKit/scripts/ck-system-stop
index 3ee00bb06d..0073acaa7c 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/ConsoleKit/scripts/ck-system-stop
+++ b/packages/sysutils/ConsoleKit/scripts/ck-system-stop
@@ -31,4 +31,6 @@ for seq in `seq 1 10` ; do
   clear > /dev/tty1
   killall5 -18 || break
 done
+sync
+umount -a >/dev/null 2>&1
 poweroff