diff --git a/bin/kafka-server-stop.sh b/bin/kafka-server-stop.sh
index 516c6adeda446..35a26a6529a91 100755
--- a/bin/kafka-server-stop.sh
+++ b/bin/kafka-server-stop.sh
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
-ps ax | grep -i 'kafka.Kafka' | grep -v grep | awk '{print $1}' | xargs kill -SIGTERM
+ps ax | grep -i 'kafka\.Kafka' | grep java | grep -v grep | awk '{print $1}' | xargs kill -SIGINT