diff --git a/usr.sbin/service/service.8 b/usr.sbin/service/service.8
--- a/usr.sbin/service/service.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/service/service.8
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 .Nm
 .Op Fl j Ar jail
 .Op Fl v
+.Op Fl x
 .Ar script
 .Ar command
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
@@ -102,6 +103,8 @@
 above, but list all of the files, not just what is enabled.
 .It Fl v
 Be slightly more verbose.
+.It Fl x
+Do not fail if the service file doesn't exists.
 .El
 .Sh ENVIRONMENT
 When used to run rc.d scripts the
diff --git a/usr.sbin/service/service.sh b/usr.sbin/service/service.sh
--- a/usr.sbin/service/service.sh
+++ b/usr.sbin/service/service.sh
@@ -45,11 +45,12 @@
 	echo "-R	Stop and start enabled $local_startup services"
 	echo "-l	List all scripts in /etc/rc.d and $local_startup"
 	echo '-r	Show the results of boot time rcorder'
+	echo '-x	Do not warn if rc file do not exists'
 	echo '-v	Verbose'
 	echo ''
 }
 
-while getopts 'j:ehlrRv' COMMAND_LINE_ARGUMENT ; do
+while getopts 'j:ehlrRxv' COMMAND_LINE_ARGUMENT ; do
 	case "${COMMAND_LINE_ARGUMENT}" in
 	j)	JAIL="${OPTARG}" ;;
 	e)	ENABLED=eopt ;;
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@
 	l)	LIST=lopt ;;
 	r)	RCORDER=ropt ;;
 	R)	RESTART=Ropt ;;
+	x)	FAIL=xopt ;;
 	v)	VERBOSE=vopt ;;
 	*)	usage ; exit 1 ;;
 	esac
@@ -175,7 +177,9 @@
 	fi
 done
 
+if [ -z "${FAIL}" ]; then
 # If the script was not found
-echo "$script does not exist in /etc/rc.d or the local startup"
-echo "directories (${local_startup}), or is not executable"
-exit 1
+	echo "$script does not exist in /etc/rc.d or the local startup"
+	echo "directories (${local_startup}), or is not executable"
+	exit 1
+fi