diff --git a/transmission/stop.sh b/transmission/stop.sh
index 36f6f5104..216fe5e19 100755
--- a/transmission/stop.sh
+++ b/transmission/stop.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 
-kill $(ps aux | grep transmission-daemon | grep -v grep | awk '{print $2}')
+kill $(pidof transmission-daemon)