diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/prog.footer b/Shorewall/Perl/prog.footer
index e5c81f5e7..5936bda96 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/prog.footer
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/prog.footer
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ g_docker=
 g_dockernetwork=
 g_forcereload=
 
+[ -n "$SERVICEDIR" ] && SUBSYSLOCK=
+
 initialize
 
 if [ -n "$STARTUP_LOG" ]; then
diff --git a/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall.conf.xml b/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall.conf.xml
index 6104edfe6..6faa5a992 100644
--- a/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall.conf.xml
+++ b/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall.conf.xml
@@ -2570,9 +2570,19 @@ INLINE          -       -       -       ;; -j REJECT
           <para>This parameter should be set to the name of a file that the
           firewall should create if it starts successfully and remove when it
           stops. Creating and removing this file allows Shorewall to work with
-          your distribution's initscripts. For RedHat and OpenSuSE, this
-          should be set to /var/lock/subsys/shorewall. For Debian, the value
-          is /var/lock/shorewall and in LEAF it is /var/run/shorewall.</para>
+          your distribution's initscripts. For OpenSuSE, this should be set to
+          /var/lock/subsys/shorewall (var/lock/subsys/shorewall-lite if
+          building for export). For Gentoo, it should be set to
+          /run/lock/shorewall (/run/lock/shorewall-lite). For Redhat and
+          derivatives as well as Debian and derivatives, the pathname should
+          be omitted.</para>
+
+          <important>
+            <para>Beginning with Shorewall 5.1.0, this setting is ignored when
+            SERVICEDIR is non-empty in
+            <filename>${SHAREDIR}/shorewall/shorewallrc</filename> (usually
+            <filename>/usr/share/shorewall/shorewallrc</filename>).</para>
+          </important>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
diff --git a/Shorewall6/manpages/shorewall6.conf.xml b/Shorewall6/manpages/shorewall6.conf.xml
index 5978725a2..ebee8e8c5 100644
--- a/Shorewall6/manpages/shorewall6.conf.xml
+++ b/Shorewall6/manpages/shorewall6.conf.xml
@@ -2204,10 +2204,20 @@ INLINE          -       -       -       ;; -j REJECT
         <listitem>
           <para>This parameter should be set to the name of a file that the
           firewall should create if it starts successfully and remove when it
-          stops. Creating and removing this file allows Shorewall6 to work
-          with your distribution's initscripts. For RedHat, this should be set
-          to /var/lock/subsys/shorewall6. For Debian, the value is
-          /var/lock/shorewall6 and in LEAF it is /var/run/shorewall.</para>
+          stops. Creating and removing this file allows Shorewall to work with
+          your distribution's initscripts. For OpenSuSE, this should be set to
+          /var/lock/subsys/shorewall6 (var/lock/subsys/shorewall6-lite if
+          building for export). For Gentoo, it should be set to
+          /run/lock/shorewall6 (/run/lock/shorewall6-lite). For Redhat and
+          derivatives as well as Debian and derivatives, the pathname should
+          be omitted.</para>
+
+          <important>
+            <para>Beginning with Shorewall 5.1.0, this setting is ignored when
+            SERVICEDIR is non-empty in
+            <filename>${SHAREDIR}/shorewall/shorewallrc</filename> (usually
+            <filename>/usr/share/shorewall/shorewallrc</filename>).</para>
+          </important>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>