diff --git a/include/applets.h b/include/applets.h
index 2a90b66c5..d01ab2d74 100644
--- a/include/applets.h
+++ b/include/applets.h
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@
 	APPLET(pwd, pwd_main, _BB_DIR_BIN, _BB_SUID_NEVER)
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_RDATE
-	APPLET(rdate, rdate_main, _BB_DIR_USR_BIN, _BB_SUID_NEVER)
+	APPLET(rdate, rdate_main, _BB_DIR_USR_SBIN, _BB_SUID_NEVER)
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_READLINK
 	APPLET(readlink, readlink_main, _BB_DIR_USR_BIN, _BB_SUID_NEVER)
diff --git a/include/usage.h b/include/usage.h
index 094eae8d9..bf1ad949e 100644
--- a/include/usage.h
+++ b/include/usage.h
@@ -1898,7 +1898,7 @@
 	"/root\n"
 
 #define rdate_trivial_usage \
-	"[OPTION] HOST"
+	"[-sp] HOST"
 #define rdate_full_usage \
 	"Get and possibly set the system date and time from a remote HOST.\n\n" \
 	"Options:\n" \
diff --git a/util-linux/rdate.c b/util-linux/rdate.c
index 3c3b152a2..a5699ebf4 100644
--- a/util-linux/rdate.c
+++ b/util-linux/rdate.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ static time_t askremotedate(const char *host)
 
 	fd = xconnect(host, port);
 
-	if (read(fd, (void *)&nett, 4) != 4)    /* read time from server */
+	if (safe_read(fd, (void *)&nett, 4) != 4)    /* read time from server */
 		bb_error_msg_and_die("%s did not send the complete time", host);
 
 	close(fd);