diff --git a/debian/shadowsocks-libev.init b/debian/shadowsocks-libev.init
index 5e2f5441..ad17aeed 100644
--- a/debian/shadowsocks-libev.init
+++ b/debian/shadowsocks-libev.init
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ do_stop()
     #   1 if daemon was already stopped
     #   2 if daemon could not be stopped
     #   other if a failure occurred
-    start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --retry=KILL/5 --pidfile $PIDFILE --exec $DAEMON
+    start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --retry=TERM/5 --pidfile $PIDFILE --exec $DAEMON
     RETVAL="$?"
     [ "$RETVAL" = 2 ] && return 2
     # Wait for children to finish too if this is a daemon that forks