diff --git a/net-misc/rinetd/files/rinetd.rc b/net-misc/rinetd/files/rinetd.rc
index 9fe4d41e92cfb..88807c95c7bcb 100644
--- a/net-misc/rinetd/files/rinetd.rc
+++ b/net-misc/rinetd/files/rinetd.rc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-#!/sbin/runscript
-# Copyright 1999-2004 Gentoo Foundation
+#!/sbin/openrc-run
+# Copyright 1999-2016 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 # $Id$
 
diff --git a/net-misc/rinetd/rinetd-0.62-r2.ebuild b/net-misc/rinetd/rinetd-0.62-r2.ebuild
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..862eb5cc37393
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net-misc/rinetd/rinetd-0.62-r2.ebuild
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# Copyright 1999-2016 Gentoo Foundation
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+# $Id$
+
+EAPI="6"
+
+inherit toolchain-funcs
+
+DESCRIPTION="redirects TCP connections from one IP address and port to another"
+HOMEPAGE="http://www.boutell.com/rinetd/"
+SRC_URI="http://www.boutell.com/rinetd/http/rinetd.tar.gz"
+
+LICENSE="GPL-2"
+SLOT="0"
+KEYWORDS="amd64 x86"
+IUSE=""
+
+S=${WORKDIR}/${PN}
+
+src_prepare() {
+	default
+	sed -i -e "s:gcc:$(tc-getCC) \$(CFLAGS) \$(LDFLAGS):" Makefile
+}
+
+src_compile() {
+	emake CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} -DLINUX" LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS}"
+}
+
+src_install() {
+	dosbin rinetd
+	newinitd "${FILESDIR}"/rinetd.rc rinetd
+	doman rinetd.8
+	dodoc CHANGES README index.html
+}