diff --git a/net/portmap/Makefile b/net/portmap/Makefile
index baae0aa65..c1cf452d3 100644
--- a/net/portmap/Makefile
+++ b/net/portmap/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=portmap
 PKG_VERSION:=6.0
-PKG_RELEASE:=3
+PKG_RELEASE:=4
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tgz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://neil.brown.name/portmap/
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ endef
 
 MAKE_FLAGS += \
 	CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) $(TARGET_CPPFLAGS) -DHOSTS_ACCESS -DFACILITY=LOG_DAEMON -DIGNORE_SIGCHLD" \
-	RPCUSER="nobody" \
+	RPCUSER="rpc" \
 	LDLIBS="$(TARGET_LDFLAGS) -lwrap $(LIBRPC)" \
 	all
 
diff --git a/net/portmap/files/portmap.init b/net/portmap/files/portmap.init
index e73701c8e..e3e27b7ed 100644
--- a/net/portmap/files/portmap.init
+++ b/net/portmap/files/portmap.init
@@ -4,10 +4,13 @@
 START=19
 STOP=19
 
-start() {
-	service_start /usr/sbin/portmap
-}
+USE_PROCD=1
 
-stop() {
-	service_stop /usr/sbin/portmap
+start_service() {
+	user_exists rpc 65533 || user_add rpc 65533 65533 rpc /var/empty
+	group_exists rpc 65533 || group_add rpc 65533
+	
+	procd_open_instance
+	procd_set_param command /usr/sbin/portmap -f
+	procd_close_instance
 }