--- /usr/portage/app-admin/sysklogd/files/sysklogd.rc6	2007-05-01 15:05:23.000000000 +0200
+++ /usr/local/portage/app-admin/sysklogd/files/sysklogd.rc6	2008-12-20 13:29:22.000000000 +0100
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@
 	
 	ebegin "sysklogd -> stop: ${daemon}"
 	# syslogd can be stubborn some times (--retry 15)...
-	start-stop-daemon --stop --retry 15 --quiet --pidfile /var/run/"${daemon}".pid
+	start-stop-daemon --stop --signal 15 --retry 15 --quiet \
+		--pidfile /var/run/"${daemon}".pid
 	retval=$?
 	eend ${retval} "Failed to stop ${daemon}"