diff --git a/mail/postpals/files/postpals-taillog.in b/mail/postpals/files/postpals-taillog.in
index 3c97991b03dd..7daf488adb6d 100644
--- a/mail/postpals/files/postpals-taillog.in
+++ b/mail/postpals/files/postpals-taillog.in
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ rcvar=`set_rcvar`
 
 command=%%PREFIX%%/sbin/postpals-taillog
 pidfile=/var/run/${name}.pid
-procname="/usr/bin/perl"
+command_interpreter="/usr/bin/perl"
 
 stop_postcmd=stop_postcmd
 
diff --git a/mail/postpals/files/postpals.in b/mail/postpals/files/postpals.in
index 287083c9251a..ceea8384fc21 100644
--- a/mail/postpals/files/postpals.in
+++ b/mail/postpals/files/postpals.in
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ rcvar=`set_rcvar`
 
 command=%%PREFIX%%/sbin/${name}
 pidfile="/var/run/${name}.pid"
-procname="/usr/bin/perl"
+command_interpreter="/usr/bin/perl"
 
 stop_postcmd=stop_postcmd
 
diff --git a/mail/postpals/pkg-plist b/mail/postpals/pkg-plist
index 81358e20c664..14c90bc6fd12 100644
--- a/mail/postpals/pkg-plist
+++ b/mail/postpals/pkg-plist
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 @exec mkdir -p /var/db/postpals
 sbin/postpals
 sbin/postpals-taillog
+@cwd /
 @dirrmtry /var/db/postpals