diff --git a/etc/rc.d/mountcritlocal b/etc/rc.d/mountcritlocal
index acd269e0ab3..06bf464f239 100755
--- a/etc/rc.d/mountcritlocal
+++ b/etc/rc.d/mountcritlocal
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@
 
 # PROVIDE: mountcritlocal
 # REQUIRE: root hostid_save mdconfig
-# KEYWORD: nojail
+# KEYWORD: nojail shutdown
 
 . /etc/rc.subr
 
 name="mountcritlocal"
 start_cmd="mountcritlocal_start"
-stop_cmd=":"
+stop_cmd=sync
 
 mountcritlocal_start()
 {