diff --git a/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp b/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp
index 32bfb8c60..93e1f7a88 100644
--- a/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
   {
     // FIXME: replace back to original m_p2p.send_stop_signal() after
     // investigating why that isn't working quite right.
-    m_core.stop();
+    m_p2p.send_stop_signal();
     res.status = CORE_RPC_STATUS_OK;
     return true;
   }