diff --git a/fs/skeleton/etc/init.d/rcK b/fs/skeleton/etc/init.d/rcK
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..59e9c54ff9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fs/skeleton/etc/init.d/rcK
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+
+# Stop all init scripts in /etc/init.d
+# executing them in reversed numerical order.
+#
+for i in $(ls -r /etc/init.d/S??*) ;do
+
+     # Ignore dangling symlinks (if any).
+     [ ! -f "$i" ] && continue
+
+     case "$i" in
+	*.sh)
+	    # Source shell script for speed.
+	    (
+		trap - INT QUIT TSTP
+		set stop
+		. $i
+	    )
+	    ;;
+	*)
+	    # No sh extension, so fork subprocess.
+	    $i stop
+	    ;;
+    esac
+done
+
diff --git a/fs/skeleton/etc/inittab b/fs/skeleton/etc/inittab
index ac410d6e4e..85881f4607 100644
--- a/fs/skeleton/etc/inittab
+++ b/fs/skeleton/etc/inittab
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ null::sysinit:/bin/hostname -F /etc/hostname
 ::ctrlaltdel:/sbin/reboot
 
 # Stuff to do before rebooting
-null::shutdown:/usr/bin/killall klogd
-null::shutdown:/usr/bin/killall syslogd
+null::shutdown:/etc/init.d/rcK
 null::shutdown:/bin/umount -a -r
 null::shutdown:/sbin/swapoff -a