diff --git a/libexec/rpc.rstatd/Makefile b/libexec/rpc.rstatd/Makefile
index 1be4bd27c2c..5572748ddf2 100644
--- a/libexec/rpc.rstatd/Makefile
+++ b/libexec/rpc.rstatd/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-PROG =	rpc.rstatd
-SRCS =	rstatd.c rstat_proc.c
-MAN =	rpc.rstatd.8
+PACKAGE= rcmds
+PROG=	rpc.rstatd
+SRCS=	rstatd.c rstat_proc.c
+MAN=	rpc.rstatd.8
 
 LIBADD=	rpcsvc devstat
 
diff --git a/libexec/rpc.rusersd/Makefile b/libexec/rpc.rusersd/Makefile
index 49d155c969b..f59002e4b5f 100644
--- a/libexec/rpc.rusersd/Makefile
+++ b/libexec/rpc.rusersd/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-PROG =	rpc.rusersd
-SRCS =	rusersd.c rusers_proc.c extern.h
-MAN =	rpc.rusersd.8
+PACKAGE= rcmds
+PROG=	rpc.rusersd
+SRCS=	rusersd.c rusers_proc.c extern.h
+MAN=	rpc.rusersd.8
 
 LIBADD=	rpcsvc
 
diff --git a/libexec/rpc.rwalld/Makefile b/libexec/rpc.rwalld/Makefile
index 38a9646166d..8d10a91fffd 100644
--- a/libexec/rpc.rwalld/Makefile
+++ b/libexec/rpc.rwalld/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-PROG =	rpc.rwalld
-SRCS =	rwalld.c
-MAN =	rpc.rwalld.8
+PACKAGE= rcmds
+PROG=	rpc.rwalld
+SRCS=	rwalld.c
+MAN=	rpc.rwalld.8
 
 LIBADD=	util
 
diff --git a/release/packages/Makefile.package b/release/packages/Makefile.package
index b8b200d0966..4a1e1920b64 100644
--- a/release/packages/Makefile.package
+++ b/release/packages/Makefile.package
@@ -136,8 +136,12 @@ periodic_COMMENT=	Periodic Utility
 periodic_DESC=		Periodic Utility
 rc_COMMENT= 		RC Scripts
 rc_DESC= 		RC Scripts
-rcmds_COMMENT= 		Remote Command Utilities
-rcmds_DESC= 		Remote Command Utilities
+rcmds_COMMENT= 		BSD/SunOS remote status commands
+rcmds_DESC=\
+The BSD/SunOS remote status commands, which can be used to query or interact\
+with remote hosts over the network.  This includes the command-line utilities\
+rwho, ruptime, rup, rusers and rwall and the daemons rwhod, rpc.rstatd,\
+rpc.rusersd, and rpc.rwalld.
 rdma_COMMENT=		RDMA Utilities
 rdma_DESC=		RDMA Utilities
 rescue_COMMENT= 	Rescue Utilities
diff --git a/release/packages/generate-ucl.sh b/release/packages/generate-ucl.sh
index b7d6875b3eb..b7d7bad3502 100755
--- a/release/packages/generate-ucl.sh
+++ b/release/packages/generate-ucl.sh
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ main() {
 		periodic)
 			pkgdeps="cron"
 			;;
+		rcmds)
+			# the RPC daemons require rpcbind
+			pkgdeps="utilities"
+			;;
 
 		# -dev packages that have no corresponding non-dev package
 		# as a dependency.
diff --git a/usr.bin/rup/Makefile b/usr.bin/rup/Makefile
index 8cc5dc0f1af..28558d052be 100644
--- a/usr.bin/rup/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/rup/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+PACKAGE= rcmds
 PROG=	rup
 
 LIBADD=	rpcsvc
diff --git a/usr.bin/rusers/Makefile b/usr.bin/rusers/Makefile
index f3b3a8bd7db..d3f3158d7be 100644
--- a/usr.bin/rusers/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/rusers/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-PROG = rusers
+PACKAGE= rcmds
+PROG=	rusers
 
 LIBADD=	rpcsvc
 
diff --git a/usr.bin/rwall/Makefile b/usr.bin/rwall/Makefile
index 88459adb760..b0902be9cec 100644
--- a/usr.bin/rwall/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/rwall/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
-PROG = rwall
+PACKAGE= rcmds
+PROG=	rwall
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>