diff --git a/debian/drbd8-utils.prerm b/debian/drbd8-utils.prerm
index ab1d07a..192a5c5 100644
--- a/debian/drbd8-utils.prerm
+++ b/debian/drbd8-utils.prerm
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ if [ -x "/etc/init.d/drbd" ]
 then
     case "$1" in
        remove|deconfigure)
-           /etc/init.d/drbd stop || true
+           /usr/sbin/invoke-rc.d drbd stop || true
            ;;

        upgrade|failed-upgrade)
-           /etc/init.d/drbd stop
+           /usr/sbin/invoke-rc.d drbd stop
            ;;

        *)