diff --git a/devel/jenkins-lts/files/jenkins.in b/devel/jenkins-lts/files/jenkins.in
--- a/devel/jenkins-lts/files/jenkins.in
+++ b/devel/jenkins-lts/files/jenkins.in
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 command=/usr/sbin/daemon
 java_cmd="${jenkins_java_home}/bin/java"
 procname="${java_cmd}"
-command_args="-p ${pidfile} ${java_cmd} -DJENKINS_HOME=${jenkins_home} ${jenkins_java_opts} -jar %%DATADIR%%/jenkins.war ${jenkins_args} --logfile=${jenkins_log_file}"
+command_args="-p ${pidfile} -r ${java_cmd} -DJENKINS_HOME=${jenkins_home} ${jenkins_java_opts} -jar %%DATADIR%%/jenkins.war ${jenkins_args} --logfile=${jenkins_log_file}"
 required_files="${java_cmd}"
 
 start_precmd=jenkins_prestart