diff --git a/package/base-files/files/lib/upgrade/stage2 b/package/base-files/files/lib/upgrade/stage2
index d7f92a4f35..3985d8fd7e 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/lib/upgrade/stage2
+++ b/package/base-files/files/lib/upgrade/stage2
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ kill_remaining() { # [ <signal> [ <loop> ] ]
 	local loop="${2:-0}"
 	local run=true
 	local stat
+	local proc_ppid=$(cut -d' ' -f4  /proc/$$/stat)
 
 	echo -n "Sending $sig to remaining processes ... "
 
@@ -96,8 +97,8 @@ kill_remaining() { # [ <signal> [ <loop> ] ]
 			read pid name state ppid rest < $stat
 			name="${name#(}"; name="${name%)}"
 
-			# Skip PID1, ourself and our children
-			[ $pid -ne 1 -a $pid -ne $$ -a $ppid -ne $$ ] || continue
+			# Skip PID1, our parent, ourself and our children
+			[ $pid -ne 1 -a $pid -ne $proc_ppid -a $pid -ne $$ -a $ppid -ne $$ ] || continue
 
 			local cmdline
 			read cmdline < /proc/$pid/cmdline