diff --git a/dns/dnsproxy/Makefile b/dns/dnsproxy/Makefile
index f7d67792f6a4..255b314f4705 100644
--- a/dns/dnsproxy/Makefile
+++ b/dns/dnsproxy/Makefile
@@ -1,32 +1,32 @@
 PORTNAME=	dnsproxy
 PORTVERSION=	1.17
-PORTREVISION=	4
+PORTREVISION=	5
 CATEGORIES=	dns
 MASTER_SITES=	http://www.wolfermann.org/
 
 MAINTAINER=	krion@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Proxy for DNS queries
 WWW=		https://www.wolfermann.org/dnsproxy.html
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libevent.so:devel/libevent
 
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 USES=		groff
 USE_RC_SUBR=	dnsproxy
 
 PLIST_FILES=	etc/${PORTNAME}/dnsproxy.conf.sample \
 		share/man/man1/dnsproxy.1.gz \
 		sbin/dnsproxy
 
 SUB_FILES=	pkg-message
 
 do-install:
 	${INSTALL_PROGRAM} ${WRKSRC}/dnsproxy ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/sbin
 	${INSTALL_MAN} ${WRKSRC}/dnsproxy.1 ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/share/man/man1
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/dnsproxy.conf ${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}/dnsproxy.conf.sample
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/dns/dnsproxy/files/dnsproxy.in b/dns/dnsproxy/files/dnsproxy.in
index 1b455d6eabfb..1ac6ce1e33ab 100644
--- a/dns/dnsproxy/files/dnsproxy.in
+++ b/dns/dnsproxy/files/dnsproxy.in
@@ -1,29 +1,30 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 # PROVIDE: dnsproxy
 # REQUIRE: NETWORKING SERVERS
 # BEFORE:  DAEMON
 # KEYWORD: shutdown
 
 #
 # Define these dnsproxy_* variables in one of these files:
 #       /etc/rc.conf
 #       /etc/rc.conf.local
 #
 # dnsproxy_enable="YES"		# Run the dnsproxy(1) daemon (YES/NO).
 # dnsproxy_flags=""		# Extra flags for dnsproxy(1) (if enabled).
 #
 # DO NOT CHANGE THESE DEFAULT VALUES HERE
 #
 dnsproxy_enable=${dnsproxy_enable:-"NO"}
+: ${dnsproxy_svcj_options:="net_basic"}
 command_args=${dnsproxy_flags:-"-c %%ETCDIR%%/dnsproxy.conf -d"}
 
 . /etc/rc.subr
 
 name="dnsproxy"
 rcvar=dnsproxy_enable
 
 command="%%PREFIX%%/sbin/dnsproxy"
 
 load_rc_config $name
 run_rc_command "$1"