diff --git a/libexec/rc/rc.d/auditd b/libexec/rc/rc.d/auditd
index 8e078ec4c856..637214282de0 100755
--- a/libexec/rc/rc.d/auditd
+++ b/libexec/rc/rc.d/auditd
@@ -1,33 +1,35 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 #
 # $FreeBSD$
 #
 # Start up for the Audit daemon.
 #
 
 # PROVIDE: auditd
 # REQUIRE: syslogd
 # BEFORE:  DAEMON
 # KEYWORD: nojail shutdown
 
 . /etc/rc.subr
 
 name="auditd"
 desc="Audit daemon"
 stop_cmd="auditd_stop"
 command="/usr/sbin/${name}"
 rcvar="auditd_enable"
 command_args="${auditd_flags}"
 required_files="/etc/security/audit_class /etc/security/audit_control
 		/etc/security/audit_event /etc/security/audit_user
 		/etc/security/audit_warn"
 
 auditd_stop()
 {
 
 	/usr/sbin/audit -t
-	sleep 1
+	if [ -n "$rc_pid" ]; then
+		wait_for_pids $rc_pid
+	fi
 }
 
 load_rc_config $name
 run_rc_command "$1"