diff --git a/libexec/rc/rc.d/Makefile b/libexec/rc/rc.d/Makefile
--- a/libexec/rc/rc.d/Makefile
+++ b/libexec/rc/rc.d/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 	ddb \
 	defaultroute \
 	devfs \
-	dhclient \
 	dmesg \
 	dumpon \
 	fsck \
@@ -122,6 +121,10 @@
 DEVMATCH=		devmatch
 DEVMATCHPACKAGE=	devmatch
 
+CONFGROUPS+=		DHCLIENT
+DHCLIENT=		dhclient
+DHCLIENTPACKAGE=	dhclient
+
 .if ${MK_NIS} != "no"
 CONFS+=	ypbind \
 	ypldap \