diff --git a/src/etc/rc b/src/etc/rc
index 53e715fd..89be570b 100644
--- a/src/etc/rc
+++ b/src/etc/rc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$OpenBSD: rc,v 1.11 1996/05/26 10:25:27 deraadt Exp $
+#	$OpenBSD: rc,v 1.12 1996/05/30 09:37:34 deraadt Exp $
 
 # System startup script run by init on autoboot
 # or after single-user.
@@ -270,5 +270,9 @@ echo '.'
 
 . /etc/rc.local
 
+if [ -f /sbin/kbd -a -f /etc/kbdtype ]; then
+	kbd `cat /etc/kbdtype`
+fi
+
 date
 exit 0