1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/halt.c b/halt.c
index 81d24cf2d..bcd69b952 100644
--- a/halt.c
+++ b/halt.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ extern int halt_main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_LINUXRC
         /* don't assume init's pid == 1 */
-        exit(kill(findPidByName("init"), SIGUSR1));
+        exit(kill(*(findPidByName("init")), SIGUSR1));
 #else
         exit(kill(1, SIGUSR1));
 #endif