diff --git a/init.d/mount.in b/init.d/mount.in
index f2fcd7539..a2805ebe0 100644
--- a/init.d/mount.in
+++ b/init.d/mount.in
@@ -103,8 +103,7 @@ generate()
 			case "$fsopts" in
 			*noauto*) ;;
 			*)
-				local name="${fs#/}"
-				name="$(echo $name | sed 's#/#.#g')"
+				local name="$(_mountpoint_to_mountname $fs)"
 				einfo ln -snf mount "${svcpath}/${name}"
 				rc=$?
 				[ $rc -ne 0 ] && break
diff --git a/sh/functions.sh.in b/sh/functions.sh.in
index e4e69eb7b..5d4b773fa 100644
--- a/sh/functions.sh.in
+++ b/sh/functions.sh.in
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ _sanitize_path()
 	echo "$path"
 }
 
+_mountpoint_to_mountname()
+{
+	echo ${*#/} | sed 's#/#.#g'
+}
+
 # Allow our scripts to support zsh
 if [ -n "$ZSH_VERSION" ]; then
 	emulate sh
diff --git a/sh/gendepends.sh.in b/sh/gendepends.sh.in
index dfe7444b3..360a0688a 100644
--- a/sh/gendepends.sh.in
+++ b/sh/gendepends.sh.in
@@ -28,6 +28,19 @@ provide() {
 keyword() {
 	[ -n "$*" ] && echo "$RC_SVCNAME keyword $*" >&3
 }
+path() {
+    # Resolve each entry into an ineed line on a mountpoint
+	[ -n "$*" ] || return
+	for PATHNAME in *; do
+	    # We loop here because some systems (QNX) can have multiple fs's backing a mountpoint
+	    # The sed line chops off the
+	    df -P $PATHNAME | sed 1d | while read one two three four five six; do
+	        # borrowed from mount's generate: should go somewhere higher up as a function
+			local name="$(_mountpoint_to_mountname $six)"
+            [ -n "$name" ] && echo "$RC_SVCNAME ineed mount.$name" >&3
+        done
+    done # for PATHNAME
+}
 depend() {
 	:
 }
diff --git a/sh/openrc-run.sh.in b/sh/openrc-run.sh.in
index 33dc59c59..3b0c619d2 100644
--- a/sh/openrc-run.sh.in
+++ b/sh/openrc-run.sh.in
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ provide() {
 keyword() {
 	[ -n "$*" ] && echo "keyword $*"
 }
+path() {
+	[ -n "$*" ] && echo "path $*"
+}
 
 # Describe the init script to the user
 describe()
@@ -217,7 +220,7 @@ for _cmd; do
 		break
 	fi
 done
- 
+
 # Load our script
 sourcex "$RC_SERVICE"