diff --git a/src/service.c b/src/service.c
index 13b85609..e26e73c7 100644
--- a/src/service.c
+++ b/src/service.c
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ static void service_kill(svc_t *svc)
  * @svc: Service to stop
  *
  * Returns:
- * 0 if the service was successfully stopped. Non-zero otherwise. 
+ * 0 if the service was successfully stopped. Non-zero otherwise.
  */
 static int service_stop(svc_t *svc)
 {
@@ -417,6 +417,9 @@ static int service_stop(svc_t *svc)
 	if (!svc)
 		return 1;
 
+	if (svc->state <= SVC_STOPPING_STATE)
+		return 0;
+
 #ifdef INETD_ENABLED
 	if (svc_is_inetd(svc)) {
 		int do_progress = runlevel != 1 && !svc_is_busy(svc);