diff --git a/package/dropbear/files/dropbear.init b/package/dropbear/files/dropbear.init
index e0a4481bf9..a5822e4f2b 100755
--- a/package/dropbear/files/dropbear.init
+++ b/package/dropbear/files/dropbear.init
@@ -17,3 +17,7 @@ start() {
 	
 	/usr/sbin/dropbear
 }
+
+stop() {
+	killall dropbear
+}