diff --git a/package/base-files/files/etc/inittab b/package/base-files/files/etc/inittab
index 58be3bc617baff601bf35bc4f4bb23539d1c9eb9..e9de30bcc49c487a33981257f357a2c6f8fd72d1 100644
--- a/package/base-files/files/etc/inittab
+++ b/package/base-files/files/etc/inittab
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ::sysinit:/etc/init.d/rcS S boot
-::shutdown:/etc/init.d/rcS K stop
+::shutdown:/etc/init.d/rcS K shutdown
 tts/0::askfirst:/bin/ash --login
 ttyS0::askfirst:/bin/ash --login
 tty1::askfirst:/bin/ash --login
diff --git a/package/base-files/files/etc/rc.common b/package/base-files/files/etc/rc.common
index 072f1435490717c46554aef5b7877ee589ebb72a..6ec88aef9c1e20040bb605235207f0ca0d4ee79b 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/etc/rc.common
+++ b/package/base-files/files/etc/rc.common
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ boot() {
 }
 
 shutdown() {
-	return 0
+	stop
 }
 
 disable() {
diff --git a/target/linux/ep93xx/base-files/etc/inittab b/target/linux/ep93xx/base-files/etc/inittab
index ea83e79ccdeecabcaebebadefcd08fb32a345a01..9f7c0aee35c8a5d0acefc6d4ce51b397c3ee3687 100644
--- a/target/linux/ep93xx/base-files/etc/inittab
+++ b/target/linux/ep93xx/base-files/etc/inittab
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ::sysinit:/etc/init.d/rcS S boot
-::shutdown:/etc/init.d/rcS K stop
+::shutdown:/etc/init.d/rcS K shutdown
 tts/0::askfirst:/bin/ash --login
 ttyAM0::askfirst:/bin/ash --login
 tty1::askfirst:/bin/ash --login
diff --git a/target/linux/ifxmips/base-files/etc/inittab b/target/linux/ifxmips/base-files/etc/inittab
index 7989a7f60e70ec70b11bc0ee6c2fdbb8c24a7b24..67c36a6a9ec6236dbb8bedcc9b8afe79cd88b7de 100644
--- a/target/linux/ifxmips/base-files/etc/inittab
+++ b/target/linux/ifxmips/base-files/etc/inittab
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 ::sysinit:/etc/init.d/rcS S boot
-::shutdown:/etc/init.d/rcS K stop
+::shutdown:/etc/init.d/rcS K shutdown
 ttyS0::askfirst:/bin/ash --login
 ttyS1::askfirst:/bin/ash --login
diff --git a/target/linux/mpc52xx/base-files/etc/inittab b/target/linux/mpc52xx/base-files/etc/inittab
index 68b4331500138a1fa53d774dfa1f303b7f353ece..77dd6cafc143e73696b14de4092a57f492179b97 100644
--- a/target/linux/mpc52xx/base-files/etc/inittab
+++ b/target/linux/mpc52xx/base-files/etc/inittab
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 ::sysinit:/etc/init.d/rcS S boot
-::shutdown:/etc/init.d/rcS K stop
+::shutdown:/etc/init.d/rcS K shutdown
 ttyPSC0::askfirst:/bin/ash --login
diff --git a/target/linux/mpc83xx/base-files/etc/inittab b/target/linux/mpc83xx/base-files/etc/inittab
index 7989a7f60e70ec70b11bc0ee6c2fdbb8c24a7b24..67c36a6a9ec6236dbb8bedcc9b8afe79cd88b7de 100644
--- a/target/linux/mpc83xx/base-files/etc/inittab
+++ b/target/linux/mpc83xx/base-files/etc/inittab
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 ::sysinit:/etc/init.d/rcS S boot
-::shutdown:/etc/init.d/rcS K stop
+::shutdown:/etc/init.d/rcS K shutdown
 ttyS0::askfirst:/bin/ash --login
 ttyS1::askfirst:/bin/ash --login
diff --git a/target/linux/omap24xx/base-files/etc/inittab b/target/linux/omap24xx/base-files/etc/inittab
index e39d2f158f29f70044f1014f181700f0b14d8b71..f55b7cd74e3613e3ed5b7ccf2bff3293bb96d4e7 100644
--- a/target/linux/omap24xx/base-files/etc/inittab
+++ b/target/linux/omap24xx/base-files/etc/inittab
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ::sysinit:/etc/init.d/rcS S boot
-::shutdown:/etc/init.d/rcS K stop
+::shutdown:/etc/init.d/rcS K shutdown
 tts/0::askfirst:/bin/ash --login
 ttyS2::askfirst:/bin/ash --login
 tty1::askfirst:/bin/ash --login
diff --git a/target/linux/omap35xx/base-files/etc/inittab b/target/linux/omap35xx/base-files/etc/inittab
index 89626ecdad8e15b4716f398d361e126b341116d3..88567b245f2b9c5034a602fb183a10c236ad533d 100644
--- a/target/linux/omap35xx/base-files/etc/inittab
+++ b/target/linux/omap35xx/base-files/etc/inittab
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ::sysinit:/etc/init.d/rcS S boot
-::shutdown:/etc/init.d/rcS K stop
+::shutdown:/etc/init.d/rcS K shutdown
 tts/0::askfirst:/bin/ash --login
 ttyS0::askfirst:/bin/ash --login
 ttyS1::askfirst:/bin/ash --login
diff --git a/target/linux/ppc44x/base-files/etc/inittab b/target/linux/ppc44x/base-files/etc/inittab
index 7989a7f60e70ec70b11bc0ee6c2fdbb8c24a7b24..67c36a6a9ec6236dbb8bedcc9b8afe79cd88b7de 100644
--- a/target/linux/ppc44x/base-files/etc/inittab
+++ b/target/linux/ppc44x/base-files/etc/inittab
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 ::sysinit:/etc/init.d/rcS S boot
-::shutdown:/etc/init.d/rcS K stop
+::shutdown:/etc/init.d/rcS K shutdown
 ttyS0::askfirst:/bin/ash --login
 ttyS1::askfirst:/bin/ash --login
diff --git a/target/linux/ramips/base-files/etc/inittab b/target/linux/ramips/base-files/etc/inittab
index 7989a7f60e70ec70b11bc0ee6c2fdbb8c24a7b24..67c36a6a9ec6236dbb8bedcc9b8afe79cd88b7de 100644
--- a/target/linux/ramips/base-files/etc/inittab
+++ b/target/linux/ramips/base-files/etc/inittab
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 ::sysinit:/etc/init.d/rcS S boot
-::shutdown:/etc/init.d/rcS K stop
+::shutdown:/etc/init.d/rcS K shutdown
 ttyS0::askfirst:/bin/ash --login
 ttyS1::askfirst:/bin/ash --login
diff --git a/target/linux/realview/base-files/etc/inittab b/target/linux/realview/base-files/etc/inittab
index 3674d9880927e031a01c79a9fcc77de82ed436cf..d9d571e8d9c49a438d9882b1b9b7132be2cb4c87 100644
--- a/target/linux/realview/base-files/etc/inittab
+++ b/target/linux/realview/base-files/etc/inittab
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ::sysinit:/etc/init.d/rcS S boot
-::shutdown:/etc/init.d/rcS K stop
+::shutdown:/etc/init.d/rcS K shutdown
 tts/0::askfirst:/bin/ash --login
 ttyAMA0::askfirst:/bin/ash --login
 tty1::askfirst:/bin/ash --login