diff --git a/rc.conf b/rc.conf
index f0c9dd0..80e5ec7 100644
--- a/rc.conf
+++ b/rc.conf
@@ -40,3 +40,6 @@ cfg_mounts=(
 # Some temporary directories and files
 cfg_tmpdirs+=( '/run/lock' '/run/lock/lvm' '/run/lvm' '/run/user' )
 cfg_tmpfiles+=( '/run/utmp' )
+
+# How long do we wait for all processes to die nicely?
+cfg_killall5_timeout=30
diff --git a/rc.in b/rc.in
index a1fca5a..45f3a1c 100644
--- a/rc.in
+++ b/rc.in
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ rc.services_stop() {
 
 rc.stop_everything() {
 	echo "Politely asking all processes to shut down..."
-	killall5 -s 15 -w "${cfg_killall5_timeout:-30}"
+	killall5 -s 15 -w "$cfg_killall5_timeout"
 
 	echo "Killing the remaning ones..."
 	killall5 -s 9