diff --git a/fwvm/init.d/qubes_firewall b/fwvm/init.d/qubes_firewall
index f970734..c23fb2b 100755
--- a/fwvm/init.d/qubes_firewall
+++ b/fwvm/init.d/qubes_firewall
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ start()
 stop()
 {
 	echo -n "Stopping Qubes Firewall monitor:"
-	kill $(cat $PIDFILE) 2>/dev/null  && success || failure
+	kill -9 $(cat $PIDFILE) 2>/dev/null  && success || failure
 	echo ""
 	return 0
 }