diff --git a/libexec/rc/rc.d/FILESYSTEMS b/libexec/rc/rc.d/FILESYSTEMS
index 1bf52077be8e..d93d65153e41 100755
--- a/libexec/rc/rc.d/FILESYSTEMS
+++ b/libexec/rc/rc.d/FILESYSTEMS
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 #
 #
 
 # PROVIDE: FILESYSTEMS
-# REQUIRE: root mountcritlocal cleanvar tmp
+# REQUIRE: root mountcritlocal tmp var
 
 #	This is a dummy dependency, for services which require filesystems
 #	to be mounted before starting.  It also serves as the default early /
 #	late divider; after this point, rc.d directories are rescanned to
 #	catch scripts from other filesystems than /.
diff --git a/libexec/rc/rc.d/cleanvar b/libexec/rc/rc.d/cleanvar
index 08e647dde5ae..6eb084827212 100755
--- a/libexec/rc/rc.d/cleanvar
+++ b/libexec/rc/rc.d/cleanvar
@@ -1,46 +1,47 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 #
 #
 
 # PROVIDE: cleanvar
 # REQUIRE: var
+# BEFORE:  FILESYSTEMS
 
 . /etc/rc.subr
 
 name="cleanvar"
 desc="Purge /var directory"
 rcvar="cleanvar_enable"
 
 start_precmd="${name}_prestart"
 start_cmd="${name}_start"
 stop_cmd=":"
 
 extra_commands="reload"
 reload_cmd="${name}_start"
 
 cleanvar_prestart()
 {
 	# These files must be removed only the first time this script is run
 	# on boot.
 	#
 	rm -f /var/run/clean_var /var/spool/lock/clean_var
 }
 
 cleanvar_start()
 {
 	if [ -d /var/run -a ! -f /var/run/clean_var ]; then
 		# Skip over logging sockets
 		find -x /var/run \( -type f -or -type s ! -name log -and ! -name logpriv \) -delete
 		>/var/run/clean_var
 	fi
 	if [ -d /var/spool/lock -a ! -f /var/spool/lock/clean_var ]; then
 		find -x /var/spool/lock -type f -delete
 		>/var/spool/lock/clean_var
 	fi
 	if [ -d /var/spool/uucp/.Temp ]; then
 		find -x /var/spool/uucp/.Temp -delete
 	fi
 }
 
 load_rc_config $name
 run_rc_command "$1"