diff --git a/bin/pkill/pkill.c b/bin/pkill/pkill.c
--- a/bin/pkill/pkill.c
+++ b/bin/pkill/pkill.c
@@ -148,7 +148,8 @@
 
 	setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
 
-	if (strcmp(getprogname(), "pgrep") == 0) {
+	if (strcmp(getprogname(), "pgrep") == 0 ||
+	    strcmp(getprogname(), "/rescue/pgrep") == 0) {
 		action = grepact;
 		pgrep = 1;
 	} else {