diff --git a/gpsdate.init b/gpsdate.init
index 7810af6..bfd40f4 100755
--- a/gpsdate.init
+++ b/gpsdate.init
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ case "$1" in
   stop)
     # This should use start-stop-daemon and create a pid file
     echo "Stopping gpsdate in a brutal way"
-    killall -9 gpsdate
+    kill -9 `pidof $DAEMON`
     ;;
 
   restart)