diff --git a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/src/main/resources/org/springframework/boot/loader/tools/launch.script b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/src/main/resources/org/springframework/boot/loader/tools/launch.script
index 01ddf992f6..ad70066ca4 100755
--- a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/src/main/resources/org/springframework/boot/loader/tools/launch.script
+++ b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/src/main/resources/org/springframework/boot/loader/tools/launch.script
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ stop() {
 }
 
 do_stop() {
-  kill -HUP $1 &> /dev/null || { echoRed "Unable to kill process $1"; return 1; }
+  kill $1 &> /dev/null || { echoRed "Unable to kill process $1"; return 1; }
   for i in $(seq 1 60); do
     isRunning $1 || { echoGreen "Stopped [$1]"; rm -f $2; return 0; }
     sleep 1