diff --git a/ttcn3-tcpdump-stop.sh b/ttcn3-tcpdump-stop.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+PIDFILE=/tmp/tcpdump.pid
+
+if [ -e $PIDFILE ]; then
+	# NOTE: This requires you to be root or something like
+	# "laforge ALL=NOPASSWD: /usr/sbin/tcpdump, /bin/kill" in your sudoers file
+	if [ "$(id -u)" = "0" ]; then
+		kill "$(cat "$PIDFILE")"
+	else
+		sudo kill "$(cat "$PIDFILE")"
+	fi
+	rm $PIDFILE
+fi