diff --git a/system/service b/system/service
index 66ef909ef36..109d0ca52f2 100644
--- a/system/service
+++ b/system/service
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ class FreeBsdService(Service):
         else:
             self.rcconf_value = "NO"
 
-        rcfiles = [ '/etc/rc.conf','/etc/rc.conf.local' ] # prefer /etc/rc.conf.local if it exists
+        rcfiles = [ '/etc/rc.conf','/etc/rc.conf.local', '/usr/local/etc/rc.conf' ]
         for rcfile in rcfiles:
             if os.path.isfile(rcfile):
                 self.rcconf_file = rcfile