--- named_orig	2016-12-03 11:50:12.719275875 +0100
+++ named_orig	2016-12-03 11:59:40.868146451 +0100
@@ -120,6 +120,11 @@ 
 
 	ebegin "Starting ${CHROOT:+chrooted }named"
 
+	# moved initialization of piddir to top, to prevent uninialized use of piddir below!
+	# create piddir (usually /run/named) if necessary, bug 334535
+	_get_pidfile
+	piddir="${PIDFILE%/*}"
+
 	if [ -n "${CHROOT}" ]; then
 		if [ ${CHROOT_NOCHECK:-0} -eq 0 ]; then
 			check_chroot || {
@@ -160,9 +165,6 @@ 
 
 	checkconfig || { eend 1; return 1; }
 
-	# create piddir (usually /run/named) if necessary, bug 334535
-	_get_pidfile
-	piddir="${PIDFILE%/*}"
 	checkpath -q -d -o root:named -m 0770 "${piddir}" || {
 		eerror "Failed to create PID directory at $piddir"
 		eend 1
@@ -202,7 +204,8 @@ 
 
 	# -R 10, bug 335398
 	_get_pidfile
-	start-stop-daemon --stop --retry 10 --pidfile $PIDFILE \
+	# Hack to work around the strange fact that start-stop-daemon is using the argument of --pidfile to be inside of the chroot at start but not on stop
+	start-stop-daemon --stop --retry 10 --pidfile ${CHROOT}/$PIDFILE \
 		--exec /usr/sbin/named
 
 	if [ -n "${CHROOT}" ] && [ "${CHROOT_NOMOUNT:-0}" -eq 0 ]; then