diff --git a/etc/rc.d/amd b/etc/rc.d/amd
index 20339c34f232..882f2650fdd3 100755
--- a/etc/rc.d/amd
+++ b/etc/rc.d/amd
@@ -35,8 +35,10 @@ amd_precmd()
 		if ! checkyesno nfs_client_enable ; then
 			force_depend nfsclient || return 1
 		fi
-		if [ -z "`check_process rpcbind`" \
-	    	    -a ! `checkyesno portmap_enable` ]; then
+
+		if ! checkyesno portmap_enable  && \
+		   [ -z "`check_process ${portmap_program}`" ]
+                then
 			force_depend rpcbind || return 1
 		fi
 
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/mountd b/etc/rc.d/mountd
index 7618aebda6e5..612365fba83b 100755
--- a/etc/rc.d/mountd
+++ b/etc/rc.d/mountd
@@ -33,7 +33,10 @@ mountd_precmd()
 		if ! sysctl vfs.nfsrv >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 			force_depend nfsserver || return 1
 		fi
-		if [ -z "`check_process rpcbind`" -a ! `checkyesno portmap_enable` ]; then
+
+		if ! checkyesno portmap_enable  && \
+		   [ -z "`check_process ${portmap_program}`" ]
+                then
 			force_depend rpcbind || return 1
 		fi
 
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/rpcbind b/etc/rc.d/rpcbind
index 9f6e544844d0..fd923df9ff27 100755
--- a/etc/rc.d/rpcbind
+++ b/etc/rc.d/rpcbind
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ case `${CMD_OSTYPE}` in
 FreeBSD)
 	pidfile=
 	rcvar="portmap_enable"
-	command="${portmap_program:-/usr/sbin/${name}}"
 	eval ${name}_flags=\"${portmap_flags}\"
 	;;
 NetBSD)