diff --git a/tools/hotplug/FreeBSD/rc.d/xencommons.in b/tools/hotplug/FreeBSD/rc.d/xencommons.in
index d453c6b214..cd1f68fec8 100644
--- a/tools/hotplug/FreeBSD/rc.d/xencommons.in
+++ b/tools/hotplug/FreeBSD/rc.d/xencommons.in
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ start_cmd="xen_startcmd"
 stop_cmd="xen_stop"
 status_cmd="xen_status"
 extra_commands="status"
-required_files="/dev/xen/privcmd"
+required_files="/dev/xen/xenstored"
 
 XENSTORED_PIDFILE="/var/run/xenstored.pid"
 XENCONSOLED_PIDFILE="/var/run/xenconsoled.pid"