diff --git a/etc/rc.d/rc.rsyslogd b/etc/rc.d/rc.rsyslogd
index 03315c715..e8eeea515 100755
--- a/etc/rc.d/rc.rsyslogd
+++ b/etc/rc.d/rc.rsyslogd
@@ -74,8 +74,12 @@ rsyslogd_restart(){
 rsyslogd_reload(){
   log "Reloading $DAEMON..."
   local REPLY
-  REPLY="Reloaded"
-  run killall -HUP --ns $$ rsyslogd || REPLY="Failed"
+  if ! rsyslogd_running; then
+    REPLY="Not running"
+  else
+    REPLY="Reloaded"
+    run killall -HUP --ns $$ rsyslogd || REPLY="Failed"
+  fi
   log "$DAEMON...  $REPLY."
 }