diff --git a/etc/inc/pkg-utils.inc b/etc/inc/pkg-utils.inc
index 5c2142860b..d475a40436 100644
--- a/etc/inc/pkg-utils.inc
+++ b/etc/inc/pkg-utils.inc
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 
 require_once("globals.inc");
 require_once("xmlrpc.inc");
+require_once("service-utils.inc");
 if(file_exists("/cf/conf/use_xmlreader"))
 	require_once("xmlreader.inc");
 else
@@ -324,6 +325,8 @@ function uninstall_package($pkg_name) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	stop_service($pkg_name);
+
 	$id = get_pkg_id($pkg_name);
 	if ($id >= 0) {
 		$pkg_depends =& $config['installedpackages']['package'][$id]['depends_on_package'];