diff --git a/packages/sysutils/udev/init.d/12_udev-monitor b/packages/sysutils/udev/init.d/12_udev-monitor
index d513778abf..9b48ba912a 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/udev/init.d/12_udev-monitor
+++ b/packages/sysutils/udev/init.d/12_udev-monitor
@@ -30,5 +30,7 @@ case $RUNLEVEL in
     ;;
 
   poweroff|reboot)
+    progress "Stopping udev monitor"
+      killall udevadm
     ;;
 esac