diff --git a/init.d/halt.sh.in b/init.d/halt.sh.in
index 8431b1cb..2b569ed6 100644
--- a/init.d/halt.sh.in
+++ b/init.d/halt.sh.in
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ if [ "${RC_UNAME}" = "Linux" ]; then
 	done
 	[ -n "${fs}" ] && fs="^(${fs})$"
 	do_unmount "mount -n -o remount,ro" \
-		--skip-point-regex "^(/dev|/dev/.*|/proc|/proc/.*|/sys|/sys/.*)$" \
+		--skip-point-regex "${no_umounts_r}" \
 		${fs:+--skip-fstype-regex} ${fs} --nonetdev
 	eoutdent
 	eend $?
diff --git a/init.d/localmount.in b/init.d/localmount.in
index bcd39e7d..c9c39db4 100644
--- a/init.d/localmount.in
+++ b/init.d/localmount.in
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ stop()
 	if [ "${RC_UNAME}" = "Linux" ]; then
 		no_umounts_r="${no_umounts_r}|/proc|/proc/.*|/sys|/sys/.*"
 	fi
-	no_umounts_r="^(${no_umounts})$"
+	no_umounts_r="^(${no_umounts_r})$"
 
 	# Flush all pending disk writes now
 	sync; sync
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ stop()
 		fs="${fs}${fs:+|}${x}"
 	done
 	[ -n "${fs}" ] && fs="^(${fs})$"
-	do_unmount "umount" --skip-point-regex "${no_umounts}" \
+	do_unmount "umount" --skip-point-regex "${no_umounts_r}" \
 		${fs:+--skip-fstype-regex} ${fs} --nonetdev
 	eoutdent