diff --git a/usr.sbin/service/service.sh b/usr.sbin/service/service.sh
index 1927bc4629a..fa002fb0a81 100755
--- a/usr.sbin/service/service.sh
+++ b/usr.sbin/service/service.sh
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ cd /
 for dir in /etc/rc.d $local_startup; do
 	if [ -x "$dir/$script" ]; then
 		[ -n "$VERBOSE" ] && echo "$script is located in $dir"
-		exec env -i HOME=/ PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin $dir/$script $*
+		exec env -i HOME=/ PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin $dir/$script "$@"
 	fi
 done