diff --git a/scripts/reboot b/scripts/reboot
index d349664fb6..382c03d3f6 100755
--- a/scripts/reboot
+++ b/scripts/reboot
@@ -2,12 +2,9 @@
 
 function stop_sonic_services()
 {
-    echo "Stopping sonic services..."
-    systemctl stop swss
-    systemctl stop teamd
-    systemctl stop bgp
-    systemctl stop lldp
-    systemctl stop snmp
+    echo "Stopping syncd..."
+    docker exec -it syncd /usr/bin/syncd_request_shutdown --cold > /dev/null
+    sleep 3
 }
 
 # Obtain our platform as we will mount directories with these names in each docker