diff --git a/etc/rc.d/pf b/etc/rc.d/pf
index d7360c06cf57..3b9ae9387557 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/pf
+++ b/etc/rc.d/pf
@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ pf_reload()
 	echo "Reloading pf rules."
 
 	${pf_program:-/sbin/pfctl} -n -f "${pf_rules}" || return 1
-	${pf_program:-/sbin/pfctl} -Fa > /dev/null 2>&1
+	# Flush everything but existing state entries that way when
+	# rules are read in, it doesn't break established connections.
+	${pf_program:-/sbin/pfctl} -Fnat -Fqueue -Frules -FSources -Finfo -FTables -Fosfp > /dev/null 2>&1
 	${pf_program:-/sbin/pfctl} -f "${pf_rules}" ${pf_flags}
 }