diff --git a/pkg/rpm/sems.init b/pkg/rpm/sems.init
index ccc68805..cda75e96 100755
--- a/pkg/rpm/sems.init
+++ b/pkg/rpm/sems.init
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ start() {
 
 stop() {
 	echo -n $"Stopping $prog: "
-	killproc $sems 2> /dev/null
+	killproc -p $pidfile 2> /dev/null
 	RETVAL=$?
 	echo
 	[ $RETVAL = 0 ] && rm -f $lockfile $pidfile
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ case "$1" in
 	stop
 	;;
   status)
-        status $sems
+        status -p $pidfile $prog
 	RETVAL=$?
 	;;
   restart)