diff --git a/UPDATING b/UPDATING
--- a/UPDATING
+++ b/UPDATING
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@
 	world, or to merely disable the most expensive debugging functionality
 	at runtime, run "ln -s 'abort:false,junk:false' /etc/malloc.conf".)
 
+20260412:
+	The /etc/rc.d/NETWORKING script no longer provides the legacy
+	NETWORK alias. Third-party or local RC scripts that still use
+	"REQUIRE: NETWORK" shall be updated to use "REQUIRE: NETWORKING"
+	instead.
+
 20260129:
 	The "net.inet6.ip6.use_stableaddr" sysctl is now on by default.
 	This changes the default algorithm to choose IPv6 SLAAC autogenerated
diff --git a/libexec/rc/rc.d/NETWORKING b/libexec/rc/rc.d/NETWORKING
--- a/libexec/rc/rc.d/NETWORKING
+++ b/libexec/rc/rc.d/NETWORKING
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 #
 
-# PROVIDE: NETWORKING NETWORK
+# PROVIDE: NETWORKING
 # REQUIRE: netif netwait netoptions routing ppp ipfw stf
 # REQUIRE: defaultroute route6d resolv bridge
 # REQUIRE: static_arp static_ndp