--- net/haproxy-devel/files/haproxy.in.orig	2015-03-12 15:33:31.000000000 +0100
+++ net/haproxy-devel/files/haproxy.in	2017-08-14 23:17:41.833162000 +0200
@@ -29,17 +29,21 @@
 name="haproxy"
 rcvar=haproxy_enable
 command="%%PREFIX%%/sbin/haproxy"
-extra_commands="reload configtest"
+extra_commands="reload configtest hardstop"
 reload_cmd="haproxy_reload"
 stop_cmd="haproxy_stop"
+hardstop_cmd="haproxy_stop"
+hardstop_precmd="hardstop_pre_check"
 
 : ${haproxy_enable:="NO"}
 : ${haproxy_config:="%%PREFIX%%/etc/${name}.conf"}
 pidfile=${haproxy_pidfile:-"/var/run/haproxy.pid"}
 
-if [ -z "$rc_force" ]; then
-    sig_stop="USR1"
-fi
+hardstop_pre_check()
+{
+    # setting signal to "TERM" to enable HAProxy's hard stop mode
+    sig_stop="TERM"
+}
 
 load_rc_config $name
 
@@ -81,6 +85,8 @@
 configtest_cmd="$command -c -f $haproxy_config"
 start_precmd="$command -q -c -f $haproxy_config"
 required_files=$haproxy_config
+# setting default signal to "USR1" to enable HAProxy's graceful stop mode
+sig_stop="${haproxy_sig_stop:-USR1}"
 
 haproxy_reload()
 {