diff --git a/etc/hosts.allow b/etc/hosts.allow
index 8f9aa22ab0c7..8b97752215e6 100644
--- a/etc/hosts.allow
+++ b/etc/hosts.allow
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ ALL : ALL : allow
 ALL : PARANOID : RFC931 20 : deny
 
 # Allow anything from localhost.  Note that an IP address (not a host
-# name) *MUST* be specified for portmap(8).
+# name) *MUST* be specified for rpcbind(8).
 ALL : localhost 127.0.0.1 : allow
 ALL : my.machine.example.com 192.0.2.35 : allow
 
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ exim : ALL : allow
 
 # Portmapper is used for all RPC services; protect your NFS!
 # (IP addresses rather than hostnames *MUST* be used here)
-portmap : 192.0.2.32/255.255.255.224 : allow
-portmap : 192.0.2.96/255.255.255.224 : allow
-portmap : ALL : deny
+rpcbind : 192.0.2.32/255.255.255.224 : allow
+rpcbind : 192.0.2.96/255.255.255.224 : allow
+rpcbind : ALL : deny
 
 # Provide a small amount of protection for ftpd
 ftpd : localhost : allow