diff --git a/etc/rc.d/NETWORKING b/etc/rc.d/NETWORKING
index a67501b007a7..c72fe0c0267a 100755
--- a/etc/rc.d/NETWORKING
+++ b/etc/rc.d/NETWORKING
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 
 # PROVIDE: NETWORKING NETWORK
-# REQUIRE: netif netoptions routing network_ipv6 ppp
+# REQUIRE: netif netoptions routing network_ipv6 ppp ipfw
 # REQUIRE: defaultroute routed mrouted route6d mroute6d resolv
 
 #	This is a dummy dependency, for services which require networking
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/ipfw b/etc/rc.d/ipfw
index 43956e42ab94..872f2787ab3e 100755
--- a/etc/rc.d/ipfw
+++ b/etc/rc.d/ipfw
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 
 # PROVIDE: ipfw
-# REQUIRE: FILESYSTEMS
+# REQUIRE: ppp
 # KEYWORD: nojail
 
 . /etc/rc.subr
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/netif b/etc/rc.d/netif
index 7d630c5a8ab8..7d79745c91d1 100755
--- a/etc/rc.d/netif
+++ b/etc/rc.d/netif
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 # PROVIDE: netif
 # REQUIRE: atm1 cleanvar FILESYSTEMS serial sppp sysctl
-# REQUIRE: ipfilter ipfs pf ipfw
+# REQUIRE: ipfilter ipfs
 # KEYWORD: nojail
 
 . /etc/rc.subr
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/pf b/etc/rc.d/pf
index 21ce825d7c34..f1044a36882e 100755
--- a/etc/rc.d/pf
+++ b/etc/rc.d/pf
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 
 # PROVIDE: pf
-# REQUIRE: FILESYSTEMS pflog pfsync
+# REQUIRE: FILESYSTEMS netif pflog pfsync
 # BEFORE:  routing
 # KEYWORD: nojail
 
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/pflog b/etc/rc.d/pflog
index b6398a1fd55a..001ad38de2cf 100755
--- a/etc/rc.d/pflog
+++ b/etc/rc.d/pflog
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 
 # PROVIDE: pflog
-# REQUIRE: FILESYSTEMS cleanvar
+# REQUIRE: FILESYSTEMS netif cleanvar
 # KEYWORD: nojail
 
 . /etc/rc.subr
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/pfsync b/etc/rc.d/pfsync
index ba861541ee1c..8be89282d120 100755
--- a/etc/rc.d/pfsync
+++ b/etc/rc.d/pfsync
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 
 # PROVIDE: pfsync
-# REQUIRE: FILESYSTEMS
+# REQUIRE: FILESYSTEMS netif
 # KEYWORD: nojail
 
 . /etc/rc.subr