diff --git a/www/nginx/files/nginx.in b/www/nginx/files/nginx.in
index ef1c0561e4..1b1e220220 100644
--- a/www/nginx/files/nginx.in
+++ b/www/nginx/files/nginx.in
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@
 name="nginx"
 rcvar=nginx_enable
 
-start_precmd="nginx_precmd"
+start_precmd="nginx_prestart"
+stop_precmd="nginx_prestop"
 restart_precmd="nginx_checkconfig"
 reload_precmd="nginx_checkconfig"
 configtest_cmd="nginx_checkconfig"
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ nginx_upgrade()
 	run_rc_command ${rc_prefix}reload $rc_extra_args || return 1
 }
 
-nginx_precmd() 
+nginx_prestart()
 {
 	if checkyesno nginx_http_accept_enable
 	then
@@ -148,4 +149,9 @@ nginx_precmd()
 	fi
 }
 
+nginx_prestop()
+{
+	sig_stop="${nginx_sig_stop:-TERM}"
+}
+
 run_rc_command "$1"