diff --git a/net-misc/openssh/files/sshd.confd b/net-misc/openssh/files/sshd.confd
index 28952b4a285..0a7a808233e 100644
--- a/net-misc/openssh/files/sshd.confd
+++ b/net-misc/openssh/files/sshd.confd
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Where is your sshd_config file stored?
 
-SSHD_CONFDIR="/etc/ssh"
+SSHD_CONFDIR="${RC_PREFIX}/etc/ssh"
 
 
 # Any random options you want to pass to sshd.
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ SSHD_OPTS=""
 
 # Pid file to use (needs to be absolute path).
 
-#SSHD_PIDFILE="/var/run/sshd.pid"
+#SSHD_PIDFILE="${RC_PREFIX}/var/run/sshd.pid"
 
 
 # Path to the sshd binary (needs to be absolute path).
 
-#SSHD_BINARY="/usr/sbin/sshd"
+#SSHD_BINARY="${RC_PREFIX}/usr/sbin/sshd"
diff --git a/net-misc/openssh/files/sshd.rc6.4 b/net-misc/openssh/files/sshd.rc6.4
index 5e301420361..d9a45b9ceac 100644
--- a/net-misc/openssh/files/sshd.rc6.4
+++ b/net-misc/openssh/files/sshd.rc6.4
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
 extra_commands="checkconfig"
 extra_started_commands="reload"
 
-: ${SSHD_CONFDIR:=/etc/ssh}
+: ${SSHD_CONFDIR:=${RC_PREFIX}/etc/ssh}
 : ${SSHD_CONFIG:=${SSHD_CONFDIR}/sshd_config}
-: ${SSHD_PIDFILE:=/var/run/${SVCNAME}.pid}
-: ${SSHD_BINARY:=/usr/sbin/sshd}
+: ${SSHD_PIDFILE:=${RC_PREFIX}/var/run/${SVCNAME}.pid}
+: ${SSHD_BINARY:=${RC_PREFIX}/usr/sbin/sshd}
 
 depend() {
 	use logger dns
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ depend() {
 		if [ -n "${warn_addr}" ] ; then
 			need net
 			ewarn "You are binding an interface in ListenAddress statement in your sshd_config!"
-			ewarn "You must add rc_need=\"net.FOO\" to your /etc/conf.d/sshd"
+			ewarn "You must add rc_need=\"net.FOO\" to your ${RC_PREFIX}/etc/conf.d/sshd"
 			ewarn "where FOO is the interface(s) providing the following address(es):"
 			ewarn "${warn_addr}"
 		fi
@@ -34,21 +34,21 @@ depend() {
 }
 
 checkconfig() {
-	if [ ! -d /var/empty ] ; then
-		mkdir -p /var/empty || return 1
+	if [ ! -d ${RC_PREFIX}/var/empty ] ; then
+		mkdir -p ${RC_PREFIX}/var/empty || return 1
 	fi
 
 	if [ ! -e "${SSHD_CONFIG}" ] ; then
 		eerror "You need an ${SSHD_CONFIG} file to run sshd"
-		eerror "There is a sample file in /usr/share/doc/openssh"
+		eerror "There is a sample file in ${RC_PREFIX}/usr/share/doc/openssh"
 		return 1
 	fi
 
 	ssh-keygen -A || return 1
 
-	[ "${SSHD_PIDFILE}" != "/var/run/sshd.pid" ] \
+	[ "${SSHD_PIDFILE}" != "${RC_PREFIX}/var/run/sshd.pid" ] \
 		&& SSHD_OPTS="${SSHD_OPTS} -o PidFile=${SSHD_PIDFILE}"
-	[ "${SSHD_CONFIG}" != "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" ] \
+	[ "${SSHD_CONFIG}" != "${RC_PREFIX}/etc/ssh/sshd_config" ] \
 		&& SSHD_OPTS="${SSHD_OPTS} -f ${SSHD_CONFIG}"
 
 	"${SSHD_BINARY}" -t ${SSHD_OPTS} || return 1