--- b/dns/unbound/Makefile	
+++ b/dns/unbound/Makefile	
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ PORTDOCS=	CREDITS Changelog FEATURES LICENSE README README.svn \
 OPTIONS_SUB=	yes
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	THREADS PYTHON GOST ECDSA MUNIN_PLUGIN DOCS LIBEVENT \
 		FILTER_AAAA DNSTAP DNSCRYPT SUBNET EVAPI TFOCL TFOSE \
-		HIREDIS
+		HIREDIS START_LATE
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT=THREADS ECDSA LIBEVENT GOST
 
 LIBEVENT_DESC=	Build against libevent
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ EVAPI_DESC=	(Experimental) pluggable event based libunbound API support
 TFOCL_DESC=	Enable TCP Fast Open for client mode
 TFOSE_DESC=	Enable TCP Fast Open for server mode
 HIREDIS_DESC=	Enable hiredis support for the cachedb module
+START_LATE_DESC=Start unbound later in the boot process
 
 STRIP_FILES=	.libs/libunbound.so unbound-checkconf unbound \
 		unbound-control .libs/unbound-host .libs/unbound-anchor
@@ -81,6 +82,10 @@ PYTHON_VARS=		STRIP_FILES+=.libs/_unbound.so
 THREADS_CONFIGURE_WITH=	pthreads
 HIREDIS_CONFIGURE_ON=	--enable-cachedb --with-libhiredis
 HIREDIS_LIB_DEPENDS=	libhiredis.so:databases/hiredis
+START_LATE_SUB_LIST=	UNBOUND_BEFORE="LOGIN" \
+			UNBOUND_REQUIRE="SERVERS cleanvar"
+START_LATE_SUB_LIST_OFF=UNBOUND_BEFORE="SERVERS" \
+			UNBOUND_REQUIRE="NETWORKING ldconfig syslogd"
 
 post-patch:
 	@${RM} ${WRKSRC}/util/configlexer.c
--- b/dns/unbound/files/unbound.in	
+++ b/dns/unbound/files/unbound.in	
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ 
 # root.hints (-r).  Useful for when /etc/resolv.conf only contains 127.0.0.1
 #
 # PROVIDE: unbound
-# REQUIRE: SERVERS cleanvar
+# REQUIRE: %%UNBOUND_REQUIRE%%
+# BEFORE: %%UNBOUND_BEFORE%%
 # KEYWORD: shutdown
 #
 # Add the following line to /etc/rc.conf to enable unbound: