diff --git a/src/etc/rc b/src/etc/rc
index 662bf90e..7a7115ce 100644
--- a/src/etc/rc
+++ b/src/etc/rc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$OpenBSD: rc,v 1.214 2003/01/06 20:40:39 marc Exp $
+#	$OpenBSD: rc,v 1.215 2003/01/15 09:25:46 camield Exp $
 
 # System startup script run by init on autoboot
 # or after single-user.
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ if [ "X${pf}" != X"NO" ]; then
 	RULES="block all"
 	RULES="$RULES\npass in proto tcp from any to any port 22 keep state"
 	RULES="$RULES\npass out proto { tcp, udp } from any to any port 53 keep state"
+	RULES="$RULES\npass out inet proto icmp all icmp-type echoreq keep state"
 	case `sysctl vfs.mounts.nfs 2>/dev/null` in
 	*[1-9]*)
 		# don't kill NFS