diff --git a/sysutils/keyd/files/keyd.in b/sysutils/keyd/files/keyd.in
index 01a4cf94b9e8..32af464ca97e 100644
--- a/sysutils/keyd/files/keyd.in
+++ b/sysutils/keyd/files/keyd.in
@@ -1,24 +1,26 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 # PROVIDE: keyd
 # REQUIRE: DAEMON
 # KEYWORD: shutdown
 #
 # Add the following lines to /etc/rc.conf to enable this service:
 #
 # keyd_enable (bool):	Set it to YES to run keyd on startup.
 #			Default: NO
 
 . /etc/rc.subr
 
 name="keyd"
 rcvar="${name}_enable"
 
 load_rc_config "$name"
 
 : ${keyd_enable="NO"}
 
-command="%%PREFIX%%/bin/${name}"
-command_args="-d"
+command="/usr/sbin/daemon"
+procname="%%PREFIX%%/bin/${name}"
+pidfile="/var/run/${name}.pid"
+command_args="-s err -T ${name} -p ${pidfile} ${procname}"
 
 run_rc_command "$1"