diff --git a/packages/sysutils/lcdproc/init.d/63_lcdproc b/packages/sysutils/lcdproc/init.d/63_lcdproc
index d45942dc19..68af96fb0d 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/lcdproc/init.d/63_lcdproc
+++ b/packages/sysutils/lcdproc/init.d/63_lcdproc
@@ -52,5 +52,7 @@ case $RUNLEVEL in
     ;;
 
   poweroff|reboot)
+    progress "Stopping LCD daemon"
+      killall LCDd
     ;;
 esac