diff --git a/security/hitch/Makefile b/security/hitch/Makefile
index 153852a88ea0..59ae9572bb23 100644
--- a/security/hitch/Makefile
+++ b/security/hitch/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 PORTNAME=		hitch
 PORTVERSION=		1.4.6
-PORTREVISION=		2
+PORTREVISION=		3
 CATEGORIES=		security
 MASTER_SITES=		http://hitch-tls.org/source/ \
 			ZI
diff --git a/security/hitch/files/hitch.in b/security/hitch/files/hitch.in
index 8b6d472ad8d3..7abb8f4655f4 100644
--- a/security/hitch/files/hitch.in
+++ b/security/hitch/files/hitch.in
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ load_rc_config $name
 
 command="%%PREFIX%%/sbin/hitch"
 command_args="--daemon -u nobody -g nobody -s --config=${hitch_config}"
+extra_commands=reload
 
 required_files=${hitch_config}
 run_rc_command "$1"