--- a/net-firewall/iptables/files/iptables-1.3.2.init	Tue May 17 13:13:52 2011 -0600
+++ a/net-firewall/iptables/files/iptables-1.3.2.init	Tue May 17 14:55:03 2011 -0600
@@ -100,7 +100,9 @@ 
 
 panic() {
 	checkkernel || return 1
-	service_started ${iptables_name} && svc_stop
+	if ! service_started ${iptables_name}; then
+		${RC_SERVICE} stop
+	fi
 
 	local a
 	ebegin "Dropping all packets"