diff --git a/modules/system/boot/stage-1-init.sh b/modules/system/boot/stage-1-init.sh
index b2d93a8fd08..a1fcfc164b6 100644
--- a/modules/system/boot/stage-1-init.sh
+++ b/modules/system/boot/stage-1-init.sh
@@ -293,7 +293,11 @@ done
 
 
 # Stop udevd.
-kill -- -1
+udevadm control --exit
+
+# Kill any remaining processes, just to be sure we're not taking any
+# with us into stage 2.
+kill -9 -- -1
 
 
 if test -n "$debug1mounts"; then fail; fi