diff --git a/src/rc/rc-schedules.c b/src/rc/rc-schedules.c
index 0390ef9c..7eb28372 100644
--- a/src/rc/rc-schedules.c
+++ b/src/rc/rc-schedules.c
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ int do_stop(const char *applet, const char *exec, const char *const *argv,
 
 int run_stop_schedule(const char *applet,
 		const char *exec, const char *const *argv,
-		const char *pidfile, uid_t uid,
+		pid_t pid, uid_t uid,
     bool test, bool progress)
 {
 	SCHEDULEITEM *item = TAILQ_FIRST(&schedule);
@@ -306,14 +306,13 @@ int run_stop_schedule(const char *applet,
 	int nrunning = 0;
 	long nloops, nsecs;
 	struct timespec ts;
-	pid_t pid = 0;
 	const char *const *p;
 	bool progressed = false;
 
 	if (exec)
 		einfov("Will stop %s", exec);
-	if (pidfile)
-		einfov("Will stop PID in pidfile `%s'", pidfile);
+	if (pid > 0)
+		einfov("Will stop PID %d", pid);
 	if (uid)
 		einfov("Will stop processes owned by UID %d", uid);
 	if (argv && *argv) {
@@ -328,12 +327,6 @@ int run_stop_schedule(const char *applet,
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (pidfile) {
-		pid = get_pid(applet, pidfile);
-		if (pid == -1)
-			return 0;
-	}
-
 	while (item) {
 		switch (item->type) {
 		case SC_GOTO:
diff --git a/src/rc/rc-schedules.h b/src/rc/rc-schedules.h
index 6bed7916..0a10b381 100644
--- a/src/rc/rc-schedules.h
+++ b/src/rc/rc-schedules.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ int do_stop(const char *applet, const char *exec, const char *const *argv,
 		pid_t pid, uid_t uid,int sig, bool test);
 int run_stop_schedule(const char *applet,
 		const char *exec, const char *const *argv,
-		const char *pidfile, uid_t uid,
+		pid_t pid, uid_t uid,
 		bool test, bool progress);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/rc/start-stop-daemon.c b/src/rc/start-stop-daemon.c
index df5b3184..4cda6102 100644
--- a/src/rc/start-stop-daemon.c
+++ b/src/rc/start-stop-daemon.c
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		else
 			parse_schedule(applet, NULL, sig);
 		i = run_stop_schedule(applet, exec, (const char *const *)margv,
-		    pidfile, uid, test, progress);
+		    get_pid(applet, pidfile), uid, test, progress);
 
 		if (i < 0)
 			/* We failed to stop something */