diff --git a/netfs b/netfs
index ea7e4eb..020bf0a 100755
--- a/netfs
+++ b/netfs
@@ -4,6 +4,34 @@
 . /etc/rc.conf
 . /etc/rc.d/functions
 
+umount_all_netfs() {
+	local timeout=60 success=0
+	local pids=()
+
+	umount -a -O _netdev &
+	pids+=($!)
+
+	umount -a -t "$NETFS" &
+	pids+=($!)
+
+	while (( timeout-- )); do
+		[[ ! ( -d /proc/${pids[0]} && -d /proc/${pids[1]} ) ]] && return 0
+		sleep 1
+	done
+
+	# failure -- send SIGTERM to hanging processes (hoping they respond) and
+	# lazy/force umount.
+	kill -15 $netdevpid $netfspid 2>/dev/null
+
+	umount -lfa -O _netdev
+	(( success += $? ))
+
+	umount -lfa -t "$NETFS"
+	(( success += $? ))
+
+	return $(( !! success ))
+}
+
 case "$1" in
 	start)
 		stat_busy "Mounting Network Filesystems"
@@ -16,10 +44,7 @@ case "$1" in
 		;;
 	stop)
 		stat_busy "Unmounting Network Filesystems"
-		umount -a -O _netdev
-		rc=$?
-		umount -a -t "$NETFS"
-		(( rc || $? )) && stat_die
+		umount_all_netfs || stat_die
 		rm_daemon netfs
 		stat_done
 		;;