diff --git a/lib/nova b/lib/nova
index 096d380e03..10bf4726ac 100644
--- a/lib/nova
+++ b/lib/nova
@@ -755,7 +755,14 @@ function start_nova {
 }
 
 function stop_nova_compute {
-    stop_process n-cpu
+    if [ "$VIRT_DRIVER" == "fake" ]; then
+        local i
+        for i in `seq 1 $NUMBER_FAKE_NOVA_COMPUTE`; do
+            stop_process n-cpu-${i}
+        done
+    else
+        stop_process n-cpu
+    fi
     if is_service_enabled n-cpu && [[ -r $NOVA_PLUGINS/hypervisor-$VIRT_DRIVER ]]; then
         stop_nova_hypervisor
     fi