diff --git a/etc/rc.conf b/etc/rc.conf
index 0dd3b8f7..0029d516 100644
--- a/etc/rc.conf
+++ b/etc/rc.conf
@@ -116,12 +116,13 @@
 
 # Some daemons are started and stopped via start-stop-daemon.
 # We can set some things on a per service basis, like the nicelevel.
-#SSD_NICELEVEL="0"
+# These need to be exported
+#export SSD_NICELEVEL="0"
 # Or the ionice level. The format is class[:data] , just like the
 # --ionice start-stop-daemon parameter.
-#SSD_IONICELEVEL="0:0"
+#export SSD_IONICELEVEL="0:0"
 # Or the OOM score adjustment.
-#SSD_OOM_SCORE_ADJ="0"
+#export SSD_OOM_SCORE_ADJ="0"
 
 # Pass ulimit parameters
 # If you are using bash in POSIX mode for your shell, note that the