diff --git a/mail/postpals/files/postpals-taillog.in b/mail/postpals/files/postpals-taillog.in
index 7daf488adb6d..86bc4153dcae 100644
--- a/mail/postpals/files/postpals-taillog.in
+++ b/mail/postpals/files/postpals-taillog.in
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 # postpals_taillog_enable="YES"
 #
 
-. %%RC_SUBR%%
+. /etc/rc.subr
 
 name=postpals_taillog
 rcvar=`set_rcvar`
diff --git a/mail/postpals/files/postpals.in b/mail/postpals/files/postpals.in
index ceea8384fc21..6f6c65c41cc7 100644
--- a/mail/postpals/files/postpals.in
+++ b/mail/postpals/files/postpals.in
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # postpals_enable="YES"
 #
 
-. %%RC_SUBR%%
+. /etc/rc.subr
 
 name=postpals
 rcvar=`set_rcvar`