--- rdate	2007-02-28 22:29:10.000000000 -0800
+++ /etc/init.d/rdate	2007-04-02 21:48:27.000000000 -0700
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@
 	checkconfig || return $?
 
 	ebegin "Setting clock via rdate"
-	/usr/bin/rdate -s ${RDATE_OPTS} ${RDATE_SERVER} >/dev/null &
-	local pid=$!
-	(sleep ${RDATE_TIMEOUT:-30}; kill -9 ${pid} >&/dev/null) &
-	wait ${pid}
+	/usr/bin/rdate -s ${RDATE_OPTS} -t ${RDATE_TIMEOUT} ${RDATE_SERVER} > /dev/null
 	eend $? "Failed to set clock"
 }