diff --git a/dns/ddclient/Makefile b/dns/ddclient/Makefile
index ef76fbcbc863..d327f32153a9 100644
--- a/dns/ddclient/Makefile
+++ b/dns/ddclient/Makefile
@@ -7,16 +7,13 @@
 
 PORTNAME=	ddclient
 PORTVERSION=	3.8.1
+PORTREVISION=	1
 CATEGORIES=	dns
 MASTER_SITES=	SF/${PORTNAME}/${PORTNAME}/${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION}
 
 MAINTAINER=	rfarmer@predatorlabs.net
 COMMENT=	Update dynamic DNS entries
 
-.ifndef WITHOUT_SSL
-RUN_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/IO/Socket/SSL.pm:${PORTSDIR}/security/p5-IO-Socket-SSL
-.endif
-
 LICENSE=	GPLv2
 
 USE_BZIP2=	yes
@@ -24,6 +21,14 @@ USE_PERL5_RUN=	yes
 NO_BUILD=	yes
 USE_RC_SUBR=	${PORTNAME}
 
+OPTIONS=	SSL "Enable SSL support" ON
+
+.include <bsd.port.options.mk>
+
+.ifndef WITHOUT_SSL
+RUN_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/IO/Socket/SSL.pm:${PORTSDIR}/security/p5-IO-Socket-SSL
+.endif
+
 SUB_FILES=	pkg-message ddclient_force
 PKGMESSAGE=	${WRKDIR}/pkg-message
 
diff --git a/dns/ddclient/files/ddclient.in b/dns/ddclient/files/ddclient.in
index e0080afc9f34..45711c32c364 100644
--- a/dns/ddclient/files/ddclient.in
+++ b/dns/ddclient/files/ddclient.in
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 #
 # ddclient_enable="YES"
 #
+# By default, ddclient does not daemonize.  To launch ddclient
+# as a daemon, add the -daemon 300 argument to ddclient_flags
+#
 
 . /etc/rc.subr
 
@@ -22,6 +25,6 @@ required_files="%%PREFIX%%/etc/${name}.conf"
 load_rc_config ${name}
 
 : ${ddclient_enable="NO"}
-: ${ddclient_flags="-daemon 300"}
+: ${ddclient_flags=""}
 
 run_rc_command "$1"