diff --git a/etc/defaults/rc.conf b/etc/defaults/rc.conf
index b5db884aab8..7c7d899470f 100644
--- a/etc/defaults/rc.conf
+++ b/etc/defaults/rc.conf
@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ kfd_enable="NO"			# Run kfd (or NO)
 kfd_program="/usr/libexec/kfd"	# path to kerberos 5 kfd daemon
 
 gssd_enable="NO"		# Run the gssd daemon (or NO).
+gssd_program="/usr/sbin/gssd"	# Path to gssd.
 gssd_flags=""			# Flags for gssd.
 
 rwhod_enable="NO"		# Run the rwho daemon (or NO).
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/gssd b/etc/rc.d/gssd
index 3788307e298..e981478acdd 100755
--- a/etc/rc.d/gssd
+++ b/etc/rc.d/gssd
@@ -9,10 +9,8 @@
 
 . /etc/rc.subr
 
-name="gssd"
+name=gssd
+rcvar=gssd_enable
 
 load_rc_config $name
-rcvar="gssd_enable"
-command="${gssd:-/usr/sbin/${name}}"
-eval ${name}_flags=\"${gssd_flags}\"
 run_rc_command "$1"