diff --git a/src/raspberrypi/rascsi.cpp b/src/raspberrypi/rascsi.cpp
index 2bf3df79..a0477843 100644
--- a/src/raspberrypi/rascsi.cpp
+++ b/src/raspberrypi/rascsi.cpp
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@
 #include "rascsi_interface.pb.h"
 #include "spdlog/spdlog.h"
 #include "spdlog/sinks/stdout_color_sinks.h"
-#include <sys/reboot.h>
-#include <linux/reboot.h>
 #include <string>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <iostream>
@@ -1162,9 +1160,8 @@ void ShutDown(int fd, const string& mode) {
 		SerializeMessage(fd, result);
 
 		DetachAll();
-		sync();
 
-		if (reboot(LINUX_REBOOT_CMD_HALT) == -1) {
+		if (system("init 0") == -1) {
 			LOGERROR("System shutdown failed: %s", strerror(errno));
 		}
 	}
@@ -1174,9 +1171,8 @@ void ShutDown(int fd, const string& mode) {
 		SerializeMessage(fd, result);
 
 		DetachAll();
-		sync();
 
-		if (reboot(LINUX_REBOOT_CMD_RESTART) == -1) {
+		if (system("init 6") == -1) {
 			LOGERROR("System reboot failed: %s", strerror(errno));
 		}
 	}