diff --git a/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/deployment.adoc b/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/deployment.adoc
index a0a29be76b..b5474b7ccd 100644
--- a/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/deployment.adoc
+++ b/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/deployment.adoc
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ the `embeddedLaunchScriptProperties` option of the Spring Boot Maven or Gradle p
 
 |`initInfoProvides`
 |The `Provides` section of "`INIT INFO`". Defaults to `spring-boot-application` for Gradle
-and to `${project.artifactId}` for Maven.
+ and to `${project.artifactId}` for Maven.
 
 |`initInfoShortDescription`
 |The `Short-Description` section of "`INIT INFO`". Defaults to `Spring Boot Application`
@@ -544,13 +544,18 @@ for Gradle and to `${project.name}` for Maven.
 
 |`initInfoDescription`
 |The `Description` section of "`INIT INFO`". Defaults to `Spring Boot Application` for
-Gradle and to `${project.description}` (falling back to `${project.name}`) for Maven.
+ Gradle and to `${project.description}` (falling back to `${project.name}`) for Maven.
 
 |`initInfoChkconfig`
 |The `chkconfig` section of "`INIT INFO`". Defaults to `2345 99 01`.
+
+|`useStartStopDaemon`
+|If the start-stop command should be used to control the process when it's available.
+ Defaults to `true`.
 |===
 
 
+
 [[deployment-script-customization-conf-file]]
 ==== Customizing the startup script with a conf file
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/src/main/resources/org/springframework/boot/loader/tools/launch.script b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/src/main/resources/org/springframework/boot/loader/tools/launch.script
index 26639c1e48..2804e09e10 100755
--- a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/src/main/resources/org/springframework/boot/loader/tools/launch.script
+++ b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/src/main/resources/org/springframework/boot/loader/tools/launch.script
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ do_start() {
     chown "$run_user" "$PID_FOLDER"
     chown "$run_user" "$pid_file"
     chown "$run_user" "$log_file"
-    if which start-stop-daemon >/dev/null; then
+    if [ {{useStartStopDaemon:true}} = true ] && which start-stop-daemon >/dev/null; then
       start-stop-daemon --start --quiet \
         --chuid $run_user \
         --name $identity \