diff --git a/etc/rc.d/devd b/etc/rc.d/devd
index c282f3b1d0a2..50c8a17d59dc 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/devd
+++ b/etc/rc.d/devd
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 name="devd"
 rcvar=`set_rcvar`
-command="/sbin/devd"
+command="/sbin/${name}"
 
 load_rc_config $name
 run_rc_command "$1"
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/ipmon b/etc/rc.d/ipmon
index 271b99dbc733..00d61a5aace3 100755
--- a/etc/rc.d/ipmon
+++ b/etc/rc.d/ipmon
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 name="ipmon"
 rcvar=`set_rcvar`
-command="/sbin/ipmon"
+command="/sbin/${name}"
 start_precmd="ipmon_precmd"
 
 ipmon_precmd()
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/newsyslog b/etc/rc.d/newsyslog
index 9c4ed18aaf89..e6c00fc39a09 100755
--- a/etc/rc.d/newsyslog
+++ b/etc/rc.d/newsyslog
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 name="newsyslog"
 rcvar=`set_rcvar`
 required_files="/etc/newsyslog.conf"
-command="/usr/sbin/newsyslog"
+command="/usr/sbin/${name}"
 start_cmd="newsyslog_start"
 stop_cmd=":"
 
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/powerd b/etc/rc.d/powerd
index 2c0e7966e8e7..54e75d131307 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/powerd
+++ b/etc/rc.d/powerd
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 name="powerd"
 rcvar=`set_rcvar`
-command="/usr/sbin/powerd"
+command="/usr/sbin/${name}"
 
 load_rc_config $name
 run_rc_command "$1"
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/sendmail b/etc/rc.d/sendmail
index 33b11dd1fc1c..ab7607327202 100755
--- a/etc/rc.d/sendmail
+++ b/etc/rc.d/sendmail
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ required_files="/etc/mail/${name}.cf"
 start_precmd="sendmail_precmd"
 
 load_rc_config $name
-command=${sendmail_program:-/usr/sbin/sendmail}
-pidfile=${sendmail_pidfile:-/var/run/sendmail.pid}
-procname=${sendmail_procname:-/usr/sbin/sendmail}
+command=${sendmail_program:-/usr/sbin/${name}}
+pidfile=${sendmail_pidfile:-/var/run/${name}.pid}
+procname=${sendmail_procname:-/usr/sbin/${name}}
 
 case ${sendmail_enable} in
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