Index: libexec/rc/rc.d/zfskeys
===================================================================
--- libexec/rc/rc.d/zfskeys
+++ libexec/rc/rc.d/zfskeys
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
             echo "Key already loaded for $fs."
         elif keytest=$(zfs load-key -n -L "$kl" "$fs" 2>&1); then
             echo "Loading key for $fs from $kl.."
-            if ! keyload=$(timeout $zfskeys_timeout zfs load-key -L "$kl" "$fs" 2>&1) ; then
+            if ! keyload=$($timeout $zfskeys_timeout zfs load-key -L "$kl" "$fs" 2>&1) ; then
                 if [ $? -eq 124 ]; then
                     echo "Timed out loading key from $kl for $fs"
                 else
@@ -114,6 +114,12 @@
     done
 }
 
+if [ -x '/usr/bin/timeout' ]; then
+    timeout='/usr/bin/timeout'
+else
+    timeout=''
+fi
+
 zfskeys_args=$(encode_args "$@")
 load_rc_config $name
 run_rc_command "$1"