diff --git a/package/network/services/dropbear/files/dropbear.init b/package/network/services/dropbear/files/dropbear.init
index 2225113498..b86e52d8bc 100755
--- a/package/network/services/dropbear/files/dropbear.init
+++ b/package/network/services/dropbear/files/dropbear.init
@@ -148,6 +148,11 @@ service_triggers()
 	procd_add_validation validate_section_dropbear
 }
 
+shutdown() {
+	# close all open connections
+	killall dropbear
+}
+
 killclients()
 {
 	local ignore=''