diff -up upstart-0.6.3/util/telinit.c.foo upstart-0.6.3/util/telinit.c
--- upstart-0.6.3/util/telinit.c.foo	2009-12-03 14:52:58.000000000 -0500
+++ upstart-0.6.3/util/telinit.c	2009-12-03 14:53:06.000000000 -0500
@@ -174,9 +174,6 @@ main (int   argc,
 		break;
 	case 'U':
 	case 'u':
-		ret = kill (1, SIGTERM);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			nih_error_raise_system ();
 		break;
 	default:
 		nih_assert_not_reached ();