diff --git a/net/nfs-kernel-server/files/nfsd.init b/net/nfs-kernel-server/files/nfsd.init
index 1a04d696e..b2bb51db1 100644
--- a/net/nfs-kernel-server/files/nfsd.init
+++ b/net/nfs-kernel-server/files/nfsd.init
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 START=60
 STOP=60
 
+SERVICE_DAEMONIZE=1
+SERVICE_WRITE_PID=1
+
 NFS_D=/var/lib/nfs
 LOCK_D=/var/lib/nfs/sm
 
@@ -15,17 +18,17 @@ start() {
 	touch $NFS_D/rmtab
 
         sysctl -w fs.nfs.nlm_tcpport=32777 fs.nfs.nlm_udpport=32777 > /dev/null
-	/usr/sbin/rpc.statd -p 32778 -o 32779
+	service_start /usr/sbin/rpc.statd -p 32778 -o 32779
 	/usr/sbin/exportfs -r
 	/usr/sbin/rpc.nfsd
-	/usr/sbin/rpc.mountd -p 32780
+	service_start /usr/sbin/rpc.mountd -p 32780 -F
 }
 
 stop() {
-	killall rpc.mountd 2> /dev/null
+	service_stop /usr/sbin/rpc.mountd
 	rpc.nfsd 0 2> /dev/null
 	/usr/sbin/exportfs -au
-	killall rpc.statd 2> /dev/null
+	service_stop /usr/sbin/rpc.statd
 	grep -q /proc/fs/nfsd /proc/mounts && \
 		umount /proc/fs/nfsd
 }