diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index d0bb35e76203..8c06020b02cc 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ linux (4.13.4-1~exp1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
     TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE_MADVISE
   * ALSA: Enable SND_OSSEMUL, a new dependency of SND_{MIXER,PCM}_OSS
   * [armel] rtc: Disable RTC_NVMEM
+  * [x86] hyperv-daemons: Use pid file name in init script status operation
 
   [ Uwe Kleine-König ]
   * [arm64] really enable NET_DSA_MV88E6XXX for Espressobin
diff --git a/debian/hyperv-daemons.hv-fcopy-daemon.init b/debian/hyperv-daemons.hv-fcopy-daemon.init
index 24d944d01434..923b67b63fdc 100755
--- a/debian/hyperv-daemons.hv-fcopy-daemon.init
+++ b/debian/hyperv-daemons.hv-fcopy-daemon.init
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ case "$1" in
 	esac
 	;;
   status)
-	status_of_proc "$DAEMON" "$NAME" && exit 0 || exit $?
+	status_of_proc -p "$PIDFILE" "$DAEMON" "$NAME"
 	;;
   restart|force-reload)
 	log_daemon_msg "Restarting $DESC" "$NAME"
diff --git a/debian/hyperv-daemons.hv-kvp-daemon.init b/debian/hyperv-daemons.hv-kvp-daemon.init
index e5908ec28128..bf1623076543 100755
--- a/debian/hyperv-daemons.hv-kvp-daemon.init
+++ b/debian/hyperv-daemons.hv-kvp-daemon.init
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ case "$1" in
 	esac
 	;;
   status)
-	status_of_proc "$DAEMON" "$NAME" && exit 0 || exit $?
+	status_of_proc -p "$PIDFILE" "$DAEMON" "$NAME"
 	;;
   restart|force-reload)
 	log_daemon_msg "Restarting $DESC" "$NAME"
diff --git a/debian/hyperv-daemons.hv-vss-daemon.init b/debian/hyperv-daemons.hv-vss-daemon.init
index aff28fcbe4a5..a99d8f2be9b3 100755
--- a/debian/hyperv-daemons.hv-vss-daemon.init
+++ b/debian/hyperv-daemons.hv-vss-daemon.init
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ case "$1" in
 	esac
 	;;
   status)
-	status_of_proc "$DAEMON" "$NAME" && exit 0 || exit $?
+	status_of_proc -p "$PIDFILE" "$DAEMON" "$NAME"
 	;;
   restart|force-reload)
 	log_daemon_msg "Restarting $DESC" "$NAME"