diff --git a/etc/rc.conf b/etc/rc.conf
index 057d59df..659e5b11 100644
--- a/etc/rc.conf
+++ b/etc/rc.conf
@@ -82,3 +82,8 @@ net_fs_list="afs cifs coda davfs fuse gfs ncpfs nfs nfs4 ocfs2 shfs smbfs"
 #rc_after="clock"
 #rc_before="local"
 
+# You can also enable the above commands here for each service. Below is an
+# example for service foo.
+#rc_foo_config="/etc/foo"
+#rc_foo_need="openvpn"
+#rc_foo_after="clock"
diff --git a/sh/gendepends.sh b/sh/gendepends.sh
index a2b2181a..662d3972 100755
--- a/sh/gendepends.sh
+++ b/sh/gendepends.sh
@@ -76,18 +76,18 @@ for _dir in /etc/init.d /usr/local/etc/init.d; do
 
 		[ -e "${_dir}/../conf.d/${SVCNAME}" ] && . "${_dir}/../conf.d/${SVCNAME}"
 
+		[ -e /etc/rc.conf ] && . /etc/rc.conf
+
 		if . "${_dir}/${SVCNAME}"; then
 			echo "${SVCNAME}" >&3
 			depend
 
 			# Add any user defined depends
-			config ${rc_config} ${RC_CONFIG}
-			need ${rc_need} ${RC_NEED}
-			use ${rc_use} ${RC_USE}
-			before ${rc_before} ${RC_BEFORE}
-			after ${rc_after} ${RC_AFTER}
-			provide ${rc_provide} ${RC_PROVIDE}
-			keywords ${rc_keywords} ${RC_KEYWORDS}
+			for _deptype in config need use after before provide keywords; do
+				eval _depends=\$rc_$(shell_var "${SVCNAME}")_${_deptype}
+				[ -z "${_depends}" ] && eval _depends=\$rc_${_deptype}
+				${_deptype} ${_depends}
+			done
 		fi
 		)
 	done