diff --git a/templates/portmap/files/portmap b/templates/portmap/files/portmap
deleted file mode 100755
index 7467f02071b..00000000000
--- a/templates/portmap/files/portmap
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-#
-# PROVIDE: portmap
-# REQUIRE: LOGIN DAEMON NETWORKING
-# KEYWORD: shutdown
-
-$_rc_subr_loaded . /etc/rc.subr
-
-name="portmap"
-rcvar=$name
-command="/sbin/$name"
-
-load_rc_config $name
-run_rc_command "$1"
diff --git a/templates/portmap/files/portmap.rc b/templates/portmap/files/portmap.rc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5a41b3b6535
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/portmap/files/portmap.rc
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/sbin/runscript
+
+: ${portmap_args:=-t /var/chroot/portmap}
+
+command=/sbin/portmap
+command_args=$portmap_args
+name="RPC Port mapper daemon"
+
+depend()
+{
+	need net
+}
diff --git a/templates/portmap/template b/templates/portmap/template
index a73175f8ae3..1fcecea6826 100644
--- a/templates/portmap/template
+++ b/templates/portmap/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'portmap'
 pkgname=portmap
 version=6.0
-revision=1
+revision=2
 wrksrc="${pkgname}_${version}"
 distfiles="http://neil.brown.name/$pkgname/$pkgname-$version.tgz"
 build_style=gnu_makefile
@@ -14,12 +14,17 @@ long_desc="
  remote procedure calls between computer programs. It is use widely by NFS
  and NIS, and assorted other systems."
 
+openrc_services="portmap default"
+triggers="openrc-service"
+
 Add_dependency full	glibc
 Add_dependency build	tcp_wrappers
 Add_dependency run	tcp_wrappers-libs
+Add_dependency run	OpenRC
 
 post_install()
 {
-	# Install the rc.d script.
-	install -D -m755 ${FILESDIR}/portmap ${DESTDIR}/etc/rc.d/portmap
+	# Install the OpenRC service.
+	install -D -m755 ${FILESDIR}/portmap.rc ${DESTDIR}/etc/init.d/portmap
+	install -d ${DESTDIR}/var/chroot/portmap
 }