diff --git a/package/base-files/Makefile b/package/base-files/Makefile
index 7e895f1d31..5afe3dc6ef 100644
--- a/package/base-files/Makefile
+++ b/package/base-files/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/kernel.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=base-files
-PKG_RELEASE:=84
+PKG_RELEASE:=85
 
 PKG_FILE_DEPENDS:=$(PLATFORM_DIR)/ $(GENERIC_PLATFORM_DIR)/base-files/
 PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=opkg/host
diff --git a/package/base-files/files/lib/upgrade/common.sh b/package/base-files/files/lib/upgrade/common.sh
index 65ce816db2..2126ca1c38 100644
--- a/package/base-files/files/lib/upgrade/common.sh
+++ b/package/base-files/files/lib/upgrade/common.sh
@@ -77,6 +77,30 @@ run_ramfs() { # <command> [...]
 	exec /bin/busybox ash -c "$*"
 }
 
+kill_remaining() { # [ <signal> ]
+	local sig="${1:-TERM}"
+	echo -n "Sending $sig to remaing processes ... "
+	top -bn1 | while read pid ppid user stat vsz pvsz pcpu cmd args; do
+		case "$pid" in
+			[0-9]*) : ;;
+			*) continue ;;
+		esac
+		case "$cmd" in
+			# Skip kernel threads and essential services
+			\[*\]|*ash*|*init*|*watchdog*|*ssh*|*dropbear*|*telnet*|*login*) : ;;
+
+			# Killable process
+			*)
+				if [ $pid -ne $$ ] && [ $ppid -ne $$ ]; then
+					echo -n "${cmd##*/} "
+					kill -$sig $pid 2>/dev/null
+				fi
+			;;
+		esac
+	done
+	echo ""
+}
+
 run_hooks() {
 	local arg="$1"; shift
 	for func in "$@"; do
diff --git a/package/base-files/files/sbin/sysupgrade b/package/base-files/files/sbin/sysupgrade
index 7efb2b4365..d251cc914f 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/sbin/sysupgrade
+++ b/package/base-files/files/sbin/sysupgrade
@@ -127,6 +127,11 @@ elif ask_bool $SAVE_CONFIG "Keep config files over reflash"; then
 else
 	export SAVE_CONFIG=0
 fi
+
+kill_remaining TERM
+sleep 3
+kill_remaining KILL
+
 run_hooks "" $sysupgrade_pre_upgrade
 
 if [ -n "$(rootfs_type)" ]; then