diff --git a/sysutils/policykit/Makefile b/sysutils/policykit/Makefile
index 68a6b9c12107..03065efaf153 100644
--- a/sysutils/policykit/Makefile
+++ b/sysutils/policykit/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 PORTNAME=	policykit
 PORTVERSION=	0.1.20060514
-PORTREVISION=	2
+PORTREVISION=	3
 CATEGORIES=	sysutils gnome
 MASTER_SITES=	http://www.marcuscom.com/downloads/
 DISTNAME=	PolicyKit-${PORTVERSION}
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ CONFIGURE_ENV=	CPPFLAGS="-I${LOCALBASE}/include" \
 		GTKDOC="false"
 
 USE_RC_SUBR=	polkitd
+USE_GNOME_SUBR=	yes
 
 post-install:
 .if !defined(PACKAGE_BUILDING)
diff --git a/sysutils/policykit/files/polkitd.in b/sysutils/policykit/files/polkitd.in
index 3ded54522dff..0e2a829c6f54 100644
--- a/sysutils/policykit/files/polkitd.in
+++ b/sysutils/policykit/files/polkitd.in
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@
 # polkitd_enable="YES"
 #
 
-polkitd_enable=${polkitd_enable-"NO"}
-
 . %%RC_SUBR%%
+. %%GNOME_SUBR%%
+
+polkitd_enable=${polkitd_enable-${gnome_enable}}
 
 name=polkitd
 rcvar=`set_rcvar`