diff --git a/tools/frr b/tools/frr
index 0f6140d3ec..6de19a4bde 100755
--- a/tools/frr
+++ b/tools/frr
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ stop()
     else
         PIDFILE=`pidfile $inst`
         PID=`cat $PIDFILE 2>/dev/null`
-        ${SSD} --stop --quiet --retry=TERM/30/KILL/5 --oknodo --pidfile "$PIDFILE" --exec "$D_PATH/$1"
+        kill -2 $PID 2>/dev/null
         #
         #       Now we have to wait until $DAEMON has _really_ stopped.
         #