diff --git a/shutils/metadata_scripts.sh b/shutils/metadata_scripts.sh
index 7604ea455d5..be207285212 100644
--- a/shutils/metadata_scripts.sh
+++ b/shutils/metadata_scripts.sh
@@ -60,6 +60,14 @@ VERSION="\$3"
 
 _EOF
 
+	#
+	# Handle OpenRC services.
+	#
+	if [ -n "${openrc_services}" ]; then
+		echo "export openrc_services=\"${openrc_services}\"" >> $tmpf
+		echo >> $tmpf
+	fi
+
 	#
 	# Handle SGML/XML catalog entries via xmlcatmgr.
 	#
diff --git a/shutils/tmpl_funcs.sh b/shutils/tmpl_funcs.sh
index fb9d5d8e800..1b1fd6e8ea9 100644
--- a/shutils/tmpl_funcs.sh
+++ b/shutils/tmpl_funcs.sh
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ reset_tmpl_vars()
 			disable_parallel_build run_depends cross_compiler \
 			only_for_archs patch_args conf_files keep_dirs \
 			noarch subpackages sourcepkg gtk_iconcache_dirs \
-			abi_depends api_depends triggers \
+			abi_depends api_depends triggers openrc_services \
 			XBPS_EXTRACT_DONE XBPS_CONFIGURE_DONE \
 			XBPS_BUILD_DONE XBPS_INSTALL_DONE FILESDIR DESTDIR \
 			SRCPKGDESTDIR"