diff --git a/contrib/init/sysvinit-debian/docker b/contrib/init/sysvinit-debian/docker
index 7e3d96caa4..fc4b05b3bb 100755
--- a/contrib/init/sysvinit-debian/docker
+++ b/contrib/init/sysvinit-debian/docker
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ case "$1" in
 		check_init
 		fail_unless_root
 		log_begin_msg "Stopping $DOCKER_DESC: $BASE"
-		start-stop-daemon --stop --pidfile "$DOCKER_SSD_PIDFILE"
+		start-stop-daemon --stop --pidfile "$DOCKER_SSD_PIDFILE" --retry 10
 		log_end_msg $?
 		;;