diff --git a/libexec/rc/rc.d/ippool b/libexec/rc/rc.d/ippool
index 42cef3faf7eb..527e1fc780b2 100755
--- a/libexec/rc/rc.d/ippool
+++ b/libexec/rc/rc.d/ippool
@@ -1,36 +1,39 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 #
 #
 
 # PROVIDE: ippool
 # REQUIRE: FILESYSTEMS
 # BEFORE:  ipfilter
 # KEYWORD: nojailvnet
 
 . /etc/rc.subr
 
 name="ippool"
 desc="user interface to the IPFilter pools"
 rcvar="ippool_enable"
 load_rc_config $name
 start_precmd="ippool_start_precmd"
 stop_cmd="${ippool_program} -F"
 reload_cmd="ippool_reload"
 extra_commands="reload"
 required_files="${ippool_rules}"
 required_modules="ipl:ipfilter"
 
 ippool_start_precmd()
 {
 	rc_flags="-f ${ippool_rules} ${rc_flags}"
+	if [ -n "${ifilter_optionlist}" ]; then
+		${ipfilter_program:-/sbin/ipf} -T "${ipfilter_optionlist}"
+	fi
 }
 
 ippool_reload()
 {
 	echo "Reloading IP Pools."
 	${stop_cmd}
 	${start_cmd}
 }
 
 
 run_rc_command "$1"