diff --git a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/RemoteDaemon.scala b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/RemoteDaemon.scala
index ac07e2211c..581ac94498 100644
--- a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/RemoteDaemon.scala
+++ b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/RemoteDaemon.scala
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ private[akka] class RemoteSystemDaemon(system: ActorSystemImpl, _path: ActorPath
       allChildren foreach system.stop
 
     case AddressTerminated(address) ⇒
-      allChildren filter { _.asInstanceOf[InternalActorRef].getParent.path.address == address } foreach system.stop
+      allChildren foreach { case a: InternalActorRef if a.getParent.path.address == address ⇒ system.stop(a) }
 
     case unknown ⇒ log.warning("Unknown message {} received by {}", unknown, this)
   }