diff --git a/srcpkgs/udev/files/udev.initramfs-bottom b/srcpkgs/udev/files/udev.initramfs-bottom
index 5fa25a91aa..d16bd96c6d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/udev/files/udev.initramfs-bottom
+++ b/srcpkgs/udev/files/udev.initramfs-bottom
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ case "$1" in
 esac
 
 
-# Kill the udev daemon.
-pkill udevd
+# Make the udev daemon exit.
+udevadm control --exit
 
 # Clean up udev state stuff.
 udevadm info --cleanup-db
diff --git a/srcpkgs/udev/template b/srcpkgs/udev/template
index 916142e247..1aa5d1d6ba 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/udev/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/udev/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'udev'
 pkgname=udev
 version=168
-revision=1
+revision=2
 distfiles="${KERNEL_SITE}/utils/kernel/hotplug/udev-${version}.tar.bz2"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 configure_args="--exec-prefix= --without-selinux --libexecdir=/lib/udev