diff -p -up mkinitrd-6.0.37/nash/hotplug.c.killhotplug mkinitrd-6.0.37/nash/hotplug.c
--- mkinitrd-6.0.37/nash/hotplug.c.killhotplug	2008-03-17 02:51:15.000000000 +0100
+++ mkinitrd-6.0.37/nash/hotplug.c	2008-08-27 12:13:47.000000000 +0200
@@ -547,6 +547,7 @@ handle_events(nashContext *nc)
                     nashLogger(nc, NASH_ERROR, "parent exited without telling us\n");
                     close(nc->hp_childfd);
                     nc->hp_childfd = -1;
+                    doexit = 1;
                     break;
                 }
                 count += rc;
diff -p -up mkinitrd-6.0.37/nash/nash.c.killhotplug mkinitrd-6.0.37/nash/nash.c
--- mkinitrd-6.0.37/nash/nash.c.killhotplug	2008-04-01 18:01:53.000000000 +0200
+++ mkinitrd-6.0.37/nash/nash.c	2008-08-27 12:09:55.000000000 +0200
@@ -1350,6 +1350,7 @@ switchrootCommand(char * cmd, char * end
         eprintf("WARNING: can't access %s\n", initargs[0]);
     }
     dm_lib_exit(); /* ARRGH */
+    nashHotplugKill(_nash_context);
     execv(initargs[0], initargs);
 
     eprintf("exec of init (%s) failed!!!: %m\n", initargs[0]);