diff --git a/files/gentoo-confd b/files/gentoo-confd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..00d19f8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/gentoo-confd
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Config file for /etc/init.d/fail2ban
+#
+# For information on options, see "/usr/bin/fail2ban-client -h".
+
+FAIL2BAN_OPTIONS=""
+
+# Force execution of the server even if the socket already exists:
+#FAIL2BAN_OPTIONS="-x"
diff --git a/files/gentoo-initd b/files/gentoo-initd
index 6041f243..0b0878ae 100755
--- a/files/gentoo-initd
+++ b/files/gentoo-initd
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 opts="start stop restart reload showlog"
 
-FAIL2BAN="/usr/bin/fail2ban-client"
+FAIL2BAN="/usr/bin/fail2ban-client ${FAIL2BAN_OPTIONS}"
 
 depend() {
 	need net