diff --git a/etc/rc.d/local_unbound b/etc/rc.d/local_unbound
index ed69c193d88..d8eef7dcba5 100755
--- a/etc/rc.d/local_unbound
+++ b/etc/rc.d/local_unbound
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ pidfile="/var/run/${name}.pid"
 : ${local_unbound_config:=${local_unbound_workdir}/unbound.conf}
 : ${local_unbound_flags:=-c${local_unbound_config}}
 : ${local_unbound_forwardconf:=${local_unbound_workdir}/forward.conf}
+: ${local_unbound_controlconf:=${local_unbound_workdir}/control.conf}
 : ${local_unbound_anchor:=${local_unbound_workdir}/root.key}
 : ${local_unbound_forwarders:=}
 
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ local_unbound_setup()
 	    -w ${local_unbound_workdir} \
 	    -c ${local_unbound_config} \
 	    -f ${local_unbound_forwardconf} \
+	    -o ${local_unbound_controlconf} \
 	    -a ${local_unbound_anchor} \
 	    ${local_unbound_forwarders}
 }