diff --git a/etc/rc.subr b/etc/rc.subr
index fa372ddf3690..2e502dbf44ca 100644
--- a/etc/rc.subr
+++ b/etc/rc.subr
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ run_rc_command()
 	esac
 
 	eval _override_command=\$${name}_program
-	command=${command:+${_override_command:-$command}}
+	command=${_override_command:-$command}
 
 	_keywords="start stop restart rcvar $extra_commands"
 	rc_pid=