diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-extended/sysklogd/sysklogd.inc b/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-extended/sysklogd/sysklogd.inc
index 1e363db..5c15ffe 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-extended/sysklogd/sysklogd.inc
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-extended/sysklogd/sysklogd.inc
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 pkg_prerm_${PN} () {
 	if test "x$D" = "x"; then
 	if test "$1" = "upgrade" -o "$1" = "remove"; then
-		/etc/init.d/syslog stop
+		/etc/init.d/syslog stop || :
 	fi
 	fi
 }