diff --git a/libexec/rc/rc.d/cleanvar b/libexec/rc/rc.d/cleanvar
index fcfd365268c3..a682021ce5f6 100755
--- a/libexec/rc/rc.d/cleanvar
+++ b/libexec/rc/rc.d/cleanvar
@@ -1,47 +1,47 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 #
 # $FreeBSD$
 #
 
 # PROVIDE: cleanvar
 # REQUIRE: var
 
 . /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 /var/run \( -type f -or -type s ! -name log -and ! -name logpriv \) -delete
+		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 /var/spool/lock -type f -delete
+		find -x /var/spool/lock -type f -delete
 		>/var/spool/lock/clean_var
 	fi
 	if [ -d /var/spool/uucp/.Temp ]; then
-		find /var/spool/uucp/.Temp -delete
+		find -x /var/spool/uucp/.Temp -delete
 	fi
 }
 
 load_rc_config $name
 run_rc_command "$1"