diff --git a/etc/rc.d/sendmail b/etc/rc.d/sendmail
index efa096345b49..0e717d43350e 100755
--- a/etc/rc.d/sendmail
+++ b/etc/rc.d/sendmail
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ run_rc_command "$1"
 
 case `${CMD_OSTYPE}` in
 FreeBSD)
-	case $SENDMAIL_ENABLE in
+	case $sendmail_enable in
 	NONE)
 		exit
 		;;