diff --git a/net-misc/bird/files/initd-bird-2 b/net-misc/bird/files/initd-bird-2
index dd6f8bc..8eb0fff 100755
--- a/net-misc/bird/files/initd-bird-2
+++ b/net-misc/bird/files/initd-bird-2
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ check_run() {
 reload() {
 	check_run || return 1
 	ebegin "Reloading BIRD"
-	start-stop-daemon --signal HUP --exec ${command}
+	start-stop-daemon --signal HUP --pidfile "${pidfile}"
 	eend $?
 }