diff --git a/package/base-files/files/etc/rc.common b/package/base-files/files/etc/rc.common
index 7c1154440..f39b69464 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/etc/rc.common
+++ b/package/base-files/files/etc/rc.common
@@ -62,20 +62,24 @@ depends() {
 	return 0
 }
 
+ALL_HELP=""
+ALL_COMMANDS="boot shutdown depends"
+extra_command() {
+	local cmd="$1"
+	local help="$2"
+
+	local extra="$(printf "%-16s%s" "${cmd}" "${help}")"
+	ALL_HELP="${ALL_HELP}\t${extra}\n"
+	ALL_COMMANDS="${ALL_COMMANDS} ${cmd}"
+}
+
 help() {
 	cat <<EOF
 Syntax: $initscript [command]
 
 Available commands:
-	start	Start the service
-	stop	Stop the service
-	restart	Restart the service
-	reload	Reload configuration files (or restart if service does not implement reload)
-	enable	Enable service autostart
-	disable	Disable service autostart
-	enabled	Check if service is started on boot
-$EXTRA_HELP
 EOF
+	echo -e "$ALL_HELP"
 }
 
 # for procd
@@ -103,14 +107,20 @@ service_running() {
 
 ${INIT_TRACE:+set -x}
 
+extra_command "start" "Start the service"
+extra_command "stop" "Stop the service"
+extra_command "restart" "Restart the service"
+extra_command "reload" "Reload configuration files (or restart if service does not implement reload)"
+extra_command "enable" "Enable service autostart"
+extra_command "disable" "Disable service autostart"
+extra_command "enabled" "Check if service is started on boot"
+
 . "$initscript"
 
 [ -n "$USE_PROCD" ] && {
-	EXTRA_COMMANDS="${EXTRA_COMMANDS} running status trace"
-	EXTRA_HELP="\
-	running	Check if service is running
-	status	Service status
-${EXTRA_HELP}"
+	extra_command "running" "Check if service is running"
+	extra_command "status" "Service status"
+	extra_command "trace" "Start with syscall trace"
 
 	. $IPKG_INSTROOT/lib/functions/procd.sh
 	basescript=$(readlink "$initscript")
@@ -165,6 +175,7 @@ ${EXTRA_HELP}"
 	}
 }
 
-ALL_COMMANDS="start stop reload restart boot shutdown enable disable enabled depends ${EXTRA_COMMANDS}"
+ALL_COMMANDS="${ALL_COMMANDS} ${EXTRA_COMMANDS}"
+ALL_HELP="${ALL_HELP}${EXTRA_HELP}"
 list_contains ALL_COMMANDS "$action" || action=help
 $action "$@"