--- shorewall.initd	2009-08-15 21:19:35.000000000 +0200
+++ shorewall.initd-r1	2009-11-30 19:45:27.000000000 +0100
@@ -6,9 +6,20 @@
 opts="start stop restart clear reset refresh check"
 
 depend() {
-	need net
+	SHOREWALL_NEED=`echo ${SHOREWALL_NEED}`
+	SHOREWALL_USE=`echo ${SHOREWALL_USE}`
+	SHOREWALL_BEFORE=`echo ${SHOREWALL_BEFORE}`
+	SHOREWALL_AFTER=`echo ${SHOREWALL_AFTER}`
+
+	[[ ${SHOREWALL_NEED}   ]] && need   ${SHOREWALL_NEED}
+	[[ ${SHOREWALL_USE}    ]] && use    ${SHOREWALL_USE}
+	[[ ${SHOREWALL_BEFORE} ]] && before ${SHOREWALL_BEFORE}
+	[[ ${SHOREWALL_AFTER}  ]] && after  ${SHOREWALL_AFTER}
+
+	[[   ${SHOREWALL_NEED}   || ${SHOREWALL_USE} \ 
+	  || ${SHOREWALL_BEFORE} || ${SHOREWALL_AFTER} ]] || before net
+
 	provide firewall
-	after ulogd
 }
 
 start() {