diff --git a/etc/rc.conf.Linux b/etc/rc.conf.Linux
index 585da3cf..963fc68c 100644
--- a/etc/rc.conf.Linux
+++ b/etc/rc.conf.Linux
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # RC_SVCNAME.
 # This setting is ignored if you do not have CONFIG_CGROUPS active in
 # your kernel.
-# RC_CGROUP="foo"
+# rc_cgroup="foo"
 
 ##############################################################################
 # LINUX SPECIFIC OPTIONS
diff --git a/sh/runscript.sh.in b/sh/runscript.sh.in
index 73b4a595..ca9c1336 100644
--- a/sh/runscript.sh.in
+++ b/sh/runscript.sh.in
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ sourcex -e "@SYSCONFDIR@/rc.conf"
 # Attach to CGroup - dir existing is enough for us
 if [ -d /sys/fs/cgroup/ ]; then
 	# use RC_SVCNAME unless overridden in conf.d
-	SVC_CGROUP=${RC_CGROUP:-$RC_SVCNAME}
+	SVC_CGROUP=${rc_cgroup:-$RC_SVCNAME}
 	mkdir -p /sys/fs/cgroup/${SVC_CGROUP}
 	# now attach self to cgroup - any children of this process will inherit this
 	echo $$ > /sys/fs/cgroup/${SVC_CGROUP}/tasks
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ done
 # CGroup cleanup
 if [ -d /sys/fs/cgroup/ ]; then
 	# use RC_SVCNAME unless overridden in conf.d
-	SVC_CGROUP=${RC_CGROUP:-$RC_SVCNAME}
+	SVC_CGROUP=${rc_cgroup:-$RC_SVCNAME}
 	# reattach to root cgroup
 	echo $$ > /sys/fs/cgroup/tasks
 	# remove cgroup if empty, will fail if any task attached