3 files changed, 7 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/init/init.c b/init/init.c
index b17ebc2ce..d072a2209 100644
--- a/init/init.c
+++ b/init/init.c
@@ -683,12 +683,12 @@ static void shutdown_system(void)
         sync();
 
         /* Send signals to every process _except_ pid 1 */
-        message(CONSOLE | LOG, "Sending SIGTERM to all processes.");
+        message(CONSOLE | LOG, init_sending_format, "TERM");
         kill(-1, SIGTERM);
         sleep(1);
         sync();
 
-        message(CONSOLE | LOG, "Sending SIGKILL to all processes.");
+        message(CONSOLE | LOG, init_sending_format, "KILL");
         kill(-1, SIGKILL);
         sleep(1);
 
diff --git a/init/init_shared.c b/init/init_shared.c
index 6404da55a..190d0a33e 100644
--- a/init/init_shared.c
+++ b/init/init_shared.c
@@ -44,16 +44,16 @@ int bb_shutdown_system(unsigned long magic)
         sync();
 
         /* Send signals to every process _except_ pid 1 */
-        message = "Sending SIGTERM to all processes.";
-        syslog(pri, "%s", message);
+        message = "TERM";
+        syslog(pri, init_sending_format, message);
         printf(bb_shutdown_format, message);
 
         kill(-1, SIGTERM);
         sleep(1);
         sync();
 
-        message = "Sending SIGKILL to all processes.";
-        syslog(pri, "%s", message);
+        message = "KILL";
+        syslog(pri, init_sending_format, message);
         printf(bb_shutdown_format, message);
 
         kill(-1, SIGKILL);
diff --git a/init/init_shared.h b/init/init_shared.h
index 1e4cfac98..4431a0324 100644
--- a/init/init_shared.h
+++ b/init/init_shared.h
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 extern int kill_init(int sig);
 extern int bb_shutdown_system(unsigned long magic);
+const char * const init_sending_format = "Sending SIG%s to all processes.";