diff --git a/debian/squeezelite.squeezelite.init b/debian/squeezelite.squeezelite.init
index 448bbd5..c1523c9 100644
--- a/debian/squeezelite.squeezelite.init
+++ b/debian/squeezelite.squeezelite.init
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 	#   2 if daemon could not be stopped
 	#   other if a failure occurred
 	start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --retry=TERM/30/KILL/5 \
-		--pidfile $PIDFILE --daemon $DAEMON
+		--pidfile $PIDFILE --exec $DAEMON
 }
 
 case "$1" in