diff --git a/package/busybox/S02klogd b/package/busybox/S02klogd
index 0677e1e5ca..f76d4e72d4 100644
--- a/package/busybox/S02klogd
+++ b/package/busybox/S02klogd
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ KLOGD_ARGS=""
 start() {
 	printf 'Starting %s: ' "$DAEMON"
 	# shellcheck disable=SC2086 # we need the word splitting
-	start-stop-daemon -b -m -S -q -p "$PIDFILE" -x "/sbin/$DAEMON" \
+	start-stop-daemon --start --background --make-pidfile \
+		--pidfile "$PIDFILE" --exec "/sbin/$DAEMON" \
 		-- -n $KLOGD_ARGS
 	status=$?
 	if [ "$status" -eq 0 ]; then
@@ -26,20 +27,24 @@ start() {
 
 stop() {
 	printf 'Stopping %s: ' "$DAEMON"
-	start-stop-daemon -K -q -p "$PIDFILE"
+	start-stop-daemon --stop --pidfile "$PIDFILE" --exec "/sbin/$DAEMON"
 	status=$?
 	if [ "$status" -eq 0 ]; then
-		rm -f "$PIDFILE"
 		echo "OK"
 	else
 		echo "FAIL"
+		return "$status"
 	fi
+	while start-stop-daemon --stop --test --quiet --pidfile "$PIDFILE" \
+		--exec "/sbin/$DAEMON"; do
+		sleep 0.1
+	done
+	rm -f "$PIDFILE"
 	return "$status"
 }
 
 restart() {
 	stop
-	sleep 1
 	start
 }