diff --git a/etc/rc.resume b/etc/rc.resume
index da24a541a723..2cf1a603e53f 100755
--- a/etc/rc.resume
+++ b/etc/rc.resume
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ state=$2
 
 if [ -r /var/run/rc.suspend.pid ]; then
 	kill -9 `cat /var/run/rc.suspend.pid`
-	rm -f /var/run/rc.suspend.pid
+	/bin/rm -f /var/run/rc.suspend.pid
 	echo 'rc.resume: killed rc.suspend that was still around'
 fi
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ fi
 # the following to signal it to reassociate.
 # /usr/sbin/wpa_cli reassociate
 
-logger -t $subsystem resumed at `date +'%Y%m%d %H:%M:%S'`
-sync && sync && sync
+/usr/bin/logger -t $subsystem resumed at `/bin/date +'%Y%m%d %H:%M:%S'`
+/bin/sync && /bin/sync && /bin/sync
 
 exit 0
diff --git a/etc/rc.suspend b/etc/rc.suspend
index 53e44cd2497b..90c085b8acf2 100755
--- a/etc/rc.suspend
+++ b/etc/rc.suspend
@@ -64,11 +64,11 @@ esac
 # suspend and reloading it on resume.  Example:
 # kldunload usb
 
-logger -t $subsystem suspend at `date +'%Y%m%d %H:%M:%S'`
-sync && sync && sync
-sleep 3
+/usr/bin/logger -t $subsystem suspend at `/bin/date +'%Y%m%d %H:%M:%S'`
+/bin/sync && /bin/sync && /bin/sync
+/bin/sleep 3
 
-rm -f /var/run/rc.suspend.pid
+/bin/rm -f /var/run/rc.suspend.pid
 if [ $subsystem = "apm" ]; then
 	/usr/sbin/zzz
 else