diff --git a/usr.sbin/named.restart/named.restart.sh b/usr.sbin/named.restart/named.restart.sh
index b30e96f3d0e..1fa6cf88699 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/named.restart/named.restart.sh
+++ b/usr.sbin/named.restart/named.restart.sh
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ if [ -r /etc/defaults/rc.conf ]; then
 elif [ -r /etc/rc.conf ]; then
         . /etc/rc.conf
 fi
-exec %DESTSBIN%/%INDOT%ndc restart ${named_flags}
+exec %DESTSBIN%/%INDOT%ndc -n ${named_program} restart ${named_flags}