diff --git a/sysutils/runit/files/rc.shutdown b/sysutils/runit/files/rc.shutdown
index e606c79906b..d7442a1e746 100644
--- a/sysutils/runit/files/rc.shutdown
+++ b/sysutils/runit/files/rc.shutdown
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Stop runit services
 
 echo -n 'Waiting for services to stop...'
-svwaitdown -k -t350 /service/*
+/usr/local/sbin/svwaitdown -k -t350 /service/*
 if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
 	echo 'ok.'
 elif [ $? -eq 111 ]; then
diff --git a/sysutils/runit/files/runsvdir-start b/sysutils/runit/files/runsvdir-start
index 22d77e61b1b..99239a71771 100644
--- a/sysutils/runit/files/runsvdir-start
+++ b/sysutils/runit/files/runsvdir-start
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/X11R6/bin
 
 exec env - PATH=$PATH \
-runsvdir /service 'log: ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................'
+runsvdir -P /service 'log: ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................'