diff --git a/package/openwrt/mtd.c b/package/openwrt/mtd.c
index 645ad1180..6771b3c21 100644
--- a/package/openwrt/mtd.c
+++ b/package/openwrt/mtd.c
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 	}
 
 	if (boot)
-		reboot(0);
+		kill(1, 15); // send SIGTERM to init for reboot
 
 	return 0;
 }