diff --git a/cmd/Makemodule.am b/cmd/Makemodule.am
index 4011b6c..7b8296f 100644
--- a/cmd/Makemodule.am
+++ b/cmd/Makemodule.am
@@ -3,12 +3,6 @@ shutdown_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS)
 shutdown_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS)
 shutdown_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS)
 
-runsvc_SOURCES = cmd/runsvc.c
-runsvc_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS)
-runsvc_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS)
-runsvc_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS)
-runsvc_LDADD = libinit.a libcfg.a
-
 killall5_SOURCES = cmd/killall5.c
 killall5_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS)
 killall5_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS)
@@ -37,4 +31,4 @@ dist_man8_MANS += cmd/shutdown.8 cmd/service/service.8
 EXTRA_DIST += $(SRVHEADERS)
 
 sbin_PROGRAMS += service shutdown
-helper_PROGRAMS += killall5 runsvc waitfile
+helper_PROGRAMS += killall5 waitfile
diff --git a/cmd/runsvc.c b/cmd/runsvc.c
deleted file mode 100644
index ab07b4a..0000000
--- a/cmd/runsvc.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,195 +0,0 @@
-/* SPDX-License-Identifier: ISC */
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <sys/wait.h>
-#include <stdbool.h>
-#include <stddef.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <dirent.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <fcntl.h>
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <ctype.h>
-
-#include "service.h"
-#include "libcfg.h"
-#include "config.h"
-
-#define ENVFILE ETCPATH "/initd.env"
-#define PROCFDDIR "/proc/self/fd"
-
-static int setup_env(void)
-{
-	int status = -1;
-	ssize_t ret;
-	FILE *fp;
-
-	clearenv();
-
-	fp = fopen(ENVFILE, "r");
-	if (fp == NULL) {
-		perror(ENVFILE);
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	do {
-		char *line = NULL;
-		size_t n = 0;
-
-		errno = 0;
-		ret = getline(&line, &n, fp);
-
-		if (ret < 0) {
-			if (errno == 0) {
-				status = 0;
-			} else {
-				perror(ENVFILE);
-			}
-		} else if (ret > 0 && putenv(line) != 0) {
-			perror("putenv");
-			ret = -1;
-		}
-
-		free(line);
-	} while (ret >= 0);
-
-	fclose(fp);
-	return status;
-}
-
-static int close_all_files(void)
-{
-	struct dirent *ent;
-	DIR *dir;
-	int fd;
-
-	dir = opendir(PROCFDDIR);
-	if (dir == NULL) {
-		perror(PROCFDDIR);
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	while ((ent = readdir(dir)) != NULL) {
-		if (!isdigit(ent->d_name[0]))
-			continue;
-
-		fd = atoi(ent->d_name);
-		close(fd);
-	}
-
-	closedir(dir);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int setup_tty(const char *tty, bool truncate)
-{
-	int fd;
-
-	if (tty == NULL)
-		return 0;
-
-	fd = open(tty, O_RDWR);
-	if (fd < 0) {
-		perror(tty);
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	if (truncate)
-		ftruncate(fd, 0);
-
-	setsid();
-
-	dup2(fd, STDIN_FILENO);
-	dup2(fd, STDOUT_FILENO);
-	dup2(fd, STDERR_FILENO);
-	close(fd);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static __attribute__((noreturn)) void argv_exec(exec_t *e)
-{
-	char **argv = alloca(sizeof(char *) * (e->argc + 1)), *ptr;
-	int i;
-
-	for (ptr = e->args, i = 0; i < e->argc; ++i, ptr += strlen(ptr) + 1)
-		argv[i] = ptr;
-
-	argv[i] = NULL;
-	execvp(argv[0], argv);
-	perror(argv[0]);
-	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-}
-
-static int run_sequentially(exec_t *list)
-{
-	pid_t ret, pid;
-	int status;
-
-	for (; list != NULL; list = list->next) {
-		if (list->next == NULL)
-			argv_exec(list);
-
-		pid = fork();
-
-		if (pid == 0)
-			argv_exec(list);
-
-		if (pid == -1) {
-			perror("fork");
-			return EXIT_FAILURE;
-		}
-
-		do {
-			ret = waitpid(pid, &status, 0);
-		} while (ret != pid);
-
-		if (!WIFEXITED(status))
-			return EXIT_FAILURE;
-
-		if (WEXITSTATUS(status) != EXIT_SUCCESS)
-			return WEXITSTATUS(status);
-	}
-
-	return EXIT_SUCCESS;
-}
-
-/*****************************************************************************/
-
-int main(int argc, char **argv)
-{
-	service_t *svc = NULL;
-	int dirfd;
-
-	if (argc != 3) {
-		fputs("usage: runsvc <directory> <filename>\n", stderr);
-		return EXIT_FAILURE;
-	}
-
-	if (getppid() != 1) {
-		fputs("must be run by init!\n", stderr);
-		return EXIT_FAILURE;
-	}
-
-	dirfd = open(argv[1], O_RDONLY | O_DIRECTORY);
-	if (dirfd < 0) {
-		perror(argv[1]);
-		return EXIT_FAILURE;
-	}
-
-	svc = rdsvc(dirfd, argv[2], RDSVC_NO_FNAME | RDSVC_NO_DEPS);
-	close(dirfd);
-	if (svc == NULL)
-		return EXIT_FAILURE;
-
-	if (setup_env())
-		return EXIT_FAILURE;
-
-	if (close_all_files())
-		return EXIT_FAILURE;
-
-	if (setup_tty(svc->ctty, (svc->flags & SVC_FLAG_TRUNCATE_OUT) != 0))
-		return EXIT_FAILURE;
-
-	return run_sequentially(svc->exec);
-}
diff --git a/initd/init.h b/initd/init.h
index 9e8a1fd..c8b1c1d 100644
--- a/initd/init.h
+++ b/initd/init.h
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
 #include "service.h"
 #include "config.h"
 
-#define RUNSVCBIN SCRIPTDIR "/runsvc"
+#define ENVFILE ETCPATH "/initd.env"
+#define PROCFDDIR "/proc/self/fd"
 
 enum {
 	STATUS_OK = 0,
diff --git a/initd/runsvc.c b/initd/runsvc.c
index 7c1dc36..c45f8ab 100644
--- a/initd/runsvc.c
+++ b/initd/runsvc.c
@@ -3,23 +3,154 @@
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <dirent.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
 
 #include "init.h"
 
+static int setup_env(void)
+{
+	int status = -1;
+	ssize_t ret;
+	FILE *fp;
+
+	clearenv();
+
+	fp = fopen(ENVFILE, "r");
+	if (fp == NULL) {
+		perror(ENVFILE);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	do {
+		char *line = NULL;
+		size_t n = 0;
+
+		errno = 0;
+		ret = getline(&line, &n, fp);
+
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			if (errno == 0) {
+				status = 0;
+			} else {
+				perror(ENVFILE);
+			}
+		} else if (ret > 0 && putenv(line) != 0) {
+			perror("putenv");
+			ret = -1;
+		}
+
+		free(line);
+	} while (ret >= 0);
+
+	fclose(fp);
+	return status;
+}
+
+static int close_all_files(void)
+{
+	struct dirent *ent;
+	DIR *dir;
+	int fd;
+
+	dir = opendir(PROCFDDIR);
+	if (dir == NULL) {
+		perror(PROCFDDIR);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	while ((ent = readdir(dir)) != NULL) {
+		if (!isdigit(ent->d_name[0]))
+			continue;
+
+		fd = atoi(ent->d_name);
+		close(fd);
+	}
+
+	closedir(dir);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int setup_tty(const char *tty, bool truncate)
+{
+	int fd;
+
+	if (tty == NULL)
+		return 0;
+
+	fd = open(tty, O_RDWR);
+	if (fd < 0) {
+		perror(tty);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (truncate)
+		ftruncate(fd, 0);
+
+	setsid();
+
+	dup2(fd, STDIN_FILENO);
+	dup2(fd, STDOUT_FILENO);
+	dup2(fd, STDERR_FILENO);
+	close(fd);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static __attribute__((noreturn)) void argv_exec(exec_t *e)
+{
+	char **argv = alloca(sizeof(char *) * (e->argc + 1)), *ptr;
+	int i;
+
+	for (ptr = e->args, i = 0; i < e->argc; ++i, ptr += strlen(ptr) + 1)
+		argv[i] = ptr;
+
+	argv[i] = NULL;
+	execvp(argv[0], argv);
+	perror(argv[0]);
+	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+}
+
+static int run_sequentially(exec_t *list)
+{
+	pid_t ret, pid;
+	int status;
+
+	for (; list != NULL; list = list->next) {
+		if (list->next == NULL)
+			argv_exec(list);
+
+		pid = fork();
+
+		if (pid == 0)
+			argv_exec(list);
+
+		if (pid == -1) {
+			perror("fork");
+			return EXIT_FAILURE;
+		}
+
+		do {
+			ret = waitpid(pid, &status, 0);
+		} while (ret != pid);
+
+		if (!WIFEXITED(status))
+			return EXIT_FAILURE;
+
+		if (WEXITSTATUS(status) != EXIT_SUCCESS)
+			return WEXITSTATUS(status);
+	}
+
+	return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+}
+
 pid_t runsvc(service_t *svc)
 {
-	char *argv[4], *envp[1];
 	sigset_t mask;
 	pid_t pid;
 
-	argv[0] = (char *)RUNSVCBIN;
-	argv[1] = (char *)SVCDIR;
-	argv[2] = svc->fname;
-	argv[3] = NULL;
-
-	envp[0] = NULL;
-
 	pid = fork();
 
 	if (pid == -1)
@@ -29,9 +160,18 @@ pid_t runsvc(service_t *svc)
 		sigemptyset(&mask);
 		sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &mask, NULL);
 
-		execve(argv[0], argv, envp);
-		perror(argv[0]);
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+		if (setup_env())
+			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+
+		if (close_all_files())
+			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+
+		if (setup_tty(svc->ctty,
+			      (svc->flags & SVC_FLAG_TRUNCATE_OUT) != 0)) {
+			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+		}
+
+		exit(run_sequentially(svc->exec));
 	}
 
 	return pid;
diff --git a/initd/supervisor.c b/initd/supervisor.c
index 8ac69af..8d53416 100644
--- a/initd/supervisor.c
+++ b/initd/supervisor.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ void supervisor_init(void)
 {
 	int status = STATUS_OK;
 
-	if (svcscan(SVCDIR, &cfg, RDSVC_NO_EXEC | RDSVC_NO_CTTY))
+	if (svcscan(SVCDIR, &cfg, 0))
 		status = STATUS_FAIL;
 
 	target = TGT_BOOT;
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ void supervisor_reload_config(void)
 	service_t *svc;
 	int i;
 
-	if (svcscan(SVCDIR, &newcfg, RDSVC_NO_EXEC | RDSVC_NO_CTTY))
+	if (svcscan(SVCDIR, &newcfg, 0))
 		return;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < TGT_MAX; ++i) {