diff --git a/nfd/debian/nfd.upstart b/nfd/debian/nfd.upstart
index 6e393e8..bab3f79 100644
--- a/nfd/debian/nfd.upstart
+++ b/nfd/debian/nfd.upstart
@@ -26,4 +26,5 @@
 
 post-stop exec sleep 2
 
-reload signal SIGHUP
+# The following option is useful, but not supported on Ubuntu 12.04
+# reload signal SIGHUP