diff --git a/wicd/.md5sum b/wicd/.md5sum
index b1689561f..de5dfd75b 100644
--- a/wicd/.md5sum
+++ b/wicd/.md5sum
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 0d2355bc2eb7234a537f42f1773edfe0  831
 1630d7fe8f09911302d33b26286ff9b8  835
 c2435ddfdef0b9898852d72a85a45f0f  wicd-1.7.2.4.tar.gz
-837c659a44730d3ccaa1dfa65b942e0c  wicd.rc
+3dd339d9b0dbc51f9390af474a2db436  wicd.rc
diff --git a/wicd/Pkgfile b/wicd/Pkgfile
index 62e37e69d..0ea4c5346 100644
--- a/wicd/Pkgfile
+++ b/wicd/Pkgfile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 name=wicd 
 version=1.7.2.4
-release=2
+release=3
 source=(http://launchpad.net/wicd/1.7/$version/+download/$name-$version.tar.gz
 	wicd.rc
 	http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~wicd-devel/wicd/experimental/diff/770
diff --git a/wicd/wicd.rc b/wicd/wicd.rc
index f2068f4a7..cbcdc9572 100644
--- a/wicd/wicd.rc
+++ b/wicd/wicd.rc
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ start)
 	/usr/sbin/wicd
 	;;
 stop)
-	killall -q /usr/sbin/wicd
+	kill $(cat /var/run/wicd/wicd.pid)
 	;;
 restart)
 	$0 stop