diff --git a/core/platforms/freebsd/bareos-dir.in b/core/platforms/freebsd/bareos-dir.in
index 156466df983..1590a5d6909 100644
--- a/core/platforms/freebsd/bareos-dir.in
+++ b/core/platforms/freebsd/bareos-dir.in
@@ -8,31 +8,13 @@
 #
 #  For Bareos release @VERSION@ (@DATE@) -- @DISTNAME@
 #
+. /etc/rc.subr
+
+name=bareosdir
+rcvar=bareosdir_enable
+
+command="@sbindir@/bareos-dir"
+
+load_rc_config $name
+run_rc_command "$1"
 
-RETVAL=0
-case "$1" in
-    start)
-       echo "Starting the Bareos Director: "
-       @sbindir@/bareos-dir $2 -c @confdir@/bareos-dir.conf
-       RETVAL=$?
-       echo
-       [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && touch @subsysdir@/bareos-dir
-       ;;
-    stop)
-       echo "Stopping the Director daemon: "
-#      killproc @sbindir@/bareos-dir
-       RETVAL=$?
-       echo
-       [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && rm -f @subsysdir@/bareos-dir
-       ;;
-    restart)
-       $0 stop
-       sleep 5
-       $0 start
-       ;;
-    *)
-       echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart}"
-       exit 1
-       ;;
-esac
-exit 0
diff --git a/core/platforms/freebsd/bareos-fd.in b/core/platforms/freebsd/bareos-fd.in
index 2b61d34fc18..94fef7c0d74 100644
--- a/core/platforms/freebsd/bareos-fd.in
+++ b/core/platforms/freebsd/bareos-fd.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#! /bin/sh
+#!/bin/sh
 #
 # bareos       This shell script takes care of starting and stopping
 #	       the bareos File daemon.
@@ -8,30 +8,13 @@
 #
 #  For Bareos release @VERSION@ (@DATE@) -- @DISTNAME@
 #
+. /etc/rc.subr
+
+name=bareosfd
+rcvar=bareosfd_enable
+
+command="@sbindir@/bareos-fd"
+
+load_rc_config $name
+run_rc_command "$1"
 
-case "$1" in
-    start)
-       echo "Starting the Bareos File daemon: "
-       @sbindir@/bareos-fd $2 -c @confdir@/bareos-fd.conf
-       RETVAL=$?
-       echo
-       [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && touch @subsysdir@/bareos-fd
-       ;;
-    stop)
-       echo "Stopping the Bareos File daemon: "
-#	killproc @sbindir@/bareos-fd
-       RETVAL=$?
-       echo
-       [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && rm -f @subsysdir@/bareos-fd
-       ;;
-    restart)
-       $0 stop
-       sleep 5
-       $0 start
-       ;;
-    *)
-       echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart}"
-       exit 1
-       ;;
-esac
-exit 0
diff --git a/core/platforms/freebsd/bareos-sd.in b/core/platforms/freebsd/bareos-sd.in
index 6a7de1ac1f5..87647fbc529 100644
--- a/core/platforms/freebsd/bareos-sd.in
+++ b/core/platforms/freebsd/bareos-sd.in
@@ -8,30 +8,13 @@
 #
 #  For Bareos release @VERSION@ (@DATE@) -- @DISTNAME@
 #
+. /etc/rc.subr
+
+name=bareossd
+rcvar=bareossd_enable
+
+command="@sbindir@/bareos-sd"
+
+load_rc_config $name
+run_rc_command "$1"
 
-case "$1" in
-    start)
-       echo "Starting the Bareos Storage daemon: "
-       @sbindir@/bareos-sd $2 -c @confdir@/bareos-sd.conf
-       RETVAL=$?
-       echo
-       [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && touch @subsysdir@/bareos-sd
-       ;;
-    stop)
-       echo "Stopping the Bareos Storage daemon: "
-#      killproc @sbindir@/bareos-sd
-       RETVAL=$?
-       echo
-       [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && rm -f @subsysdir@/bareos-sd
-       ;;
-    restart)
-       $0 stop
-       sleep 5
-       $0 start
-       ;;
-    *)
-       echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart}"
-       exit 1
-       ;;
-esac
-exit 0