diff --git a/etc/rc.d/archdep b/etc/rc.d/archdep
index ef5c84e27446..157df8bb5699 100755
--- a/etc/rc.d/archdep
+++ b/etc/rc.d/archdep
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 . /etc/rc.subr
 
-name=archdep
+name="archdep"
 start_cmd="archdep_start"
 stop_cmd=":"
 
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/moused b/etc/rc.d/moused
index ec50789dbfe5..60372a020f21 100755
--- a/etc/rc.d/moused
+++ b/etc/rc.d/moused
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 . /etc/rc.subr
 
-name=moused
+name="moused"
 rcvar=`set_rcvar`
 command="/usr/sbin/${name}"
 start_cmd="moused_start"
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/nscd b/etc/rc.d/nscd
index acf63ab06d04..e66c0ae811f2 100755
--- a/etc/rc.d/nscd
+++ b/etc/rc.d/nscd
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 . /etc/rc.subr
 
-name=nscd
+name="nscd"
 rcvar=`set_rcvar`
 
 command=/usr/sbin/nscd
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/ntpd b/etc/rc.d/ntpd
index 7a4eef82c669..b7b009c33822 100755
--- a/etc/rc.d/ntpd
+++ b/etc/rc.d/ntpd
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 . /etc/rc.subr
 
-name=ntpd
+name="ntpd"
 rcvar=`set_rcvar`
 command="/usr/sbin/${name}"
 pidfile="/var/run/${name}.pid"