diff --git a/sys-cluster/rdma-core/files/ibacm.init b/sys-cluster/rdma-core/files/ibacm.init
index 719accfa95c8f..e87321aae596e 100644
--- a/sys-cluster/rdma-core/files/ibacm.init
+++ b/sys-cluster/rdma-core/files/ibacm.init
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/sbin/openrc-run
-# Copyright 1999-2019 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 1999-2021 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 command="/usr/sbin/ibacm"
 pidfile="/run/${SVCNAME}.pid"
-start_stop_daemon_args="-b -m"
+command_background="yes"
diff --git a/sys-cluster/rdma-core/files/iwpmd.init b/sys-cluster/rdma-core/files/iwpmd.init
index b1ffa33fcc8a5..c377b1e7d5476 100644
--- a/sys-cluster/rdma-core/files/iwpmd.init
+++ b/sys-cluster/rdma-core/files/iwpmd.init
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/sbin/openrc-run
-# Copyright 1999-2019 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 1999-2021 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 command="/usr/sbin/iwpmd"
 pidfile="/run/${SVCNAME}.pid"
-start_stop_daemon_args="-b -m"
+command_background="yes"
diff --git a/sys-cluster/rdma-core/files/srpd.init b/sys-cluster/rdma-core/files/srpd.init
index ac6db2ffad9b6..28d21b2649920 100644
--- a/sys-cluster/rdma-core/files/srpd.init
+++ b/sys-cluster/rdma-core/files/srpd.init
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #!/sbin/openrc-run
-# Copyright 1999-2019 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 1999-2021 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 command="/usr/sbin/srp_daemon.sh"
 pidfile="/run/${SVCNAME}.pid"
-start_stop_daemon_args="-b -m"
+command_background="yes"
 
 rdma_config="/etc/infiniband/openib.conf"
 [ -f ${rdma_config} ] && . ${rdma_config}