--- ./rdate	2007-02-28 22:29:10.000000000 -0800
+++ /etc/init.d/rdate	2007-02-28 22:57:31.000000000 -0800
@@ -27,9 +27,7 @@
 	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}
 	eend $? "Failed to set clock"
+	return 1
 }