diff --git a/dns/gdnsd2/Makefile b/dns/gdnsd2/Makefile
index 062bef947aa1..d5f848c53324 100644
--- a/dns/gdnsd2/Makefile
+++ b/dns/gdnsd2/Makefile
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 PORTNAME=	gdnsd
 PORTVERSION=	2.2.2
+PORTREVISION=	1
 CATEGORIES=	dns
 MASTER_SITES=	https://github.com/gdnsd/gdnsd/releases/download/v${PORTVERSION}/ \
 		http://mirrors.rit.edu/zi/ \
diff --git a/dns/gdnsd2/files/gdnsd.in b/dns/gdnsd2/files/gdnsd.in
index baf1f0c06df8..f32daf9e0c8a 100644
--- a/dns/gdnsd2/files/gdnsd.in
+++ b/dns/gdnsd2/files/gdnsd.in
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ load_rc_config $name
 command="%%PREFIX%%/sbin/gdnsd"
 command_args="start"
 procname=${command}
+restart_precmd="gdnsd_checkconf"
 reload_cmd="gdnsd_reload"
+reload_precmd="gdnsd_checkconf"
 configtest_cmd="gdnsd_checkconf"
 extra_commands="reload configtest"
 gdnsd_reload()