diff --git a/src/etc/netstart b/src/etc/netstart
index 9225f9ef..d70f8da4 100644
--- a/src/etc/netstart
+++ b/src/etc/netstart
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh -
 #
-#	$OpenBSD: netstart,v 1.22 1997/07/24 22:11:59 deraadt Exp $
+#	$OpenBSD: netstart,v 1.23 1997/07/25 00:06:03 provos Exp $
 
 # set these to "NO" to turn them off.  otherwise, they're used as flags
 routed_flags=-q
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ rbootd_flags=NO		# for 'normal' use: rbootd_flags=""
 sendmail_flags=NO	# for 'normal' use: sendmail_flags="-bd -q30m"
 named_flags=NO		# for 'normal' use: named_flags=""
 timed_flags=NO		# for 'normal' use: timed_flags=""
-photurisd_flags="-f"    # for 'normal' use: photurisd_flags="-f"
+photurisd_flags=""      # for 'normal' use: photurisd_flags=""
 
 # set the following to "YES" to turn them on
 rwhod=NO
diff --git a/src/etc/rc b/src/etc/rc
index d0b2d9ec..4b311de9 100644
--- a/src/etc/rc
+++ b/src/etc/rc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$OpenBSD: rc,v 1.39 1997/07/22 17:11:56 kstailey Exp $
+#	$OpenBSD: rc,v 1.40 1997/07/25 00:06:02 provos Exp $
 
 # System startup script run by init on autoboot
 # or after single-user.
@@ -100,6 +100,13 @@ if [ X"${rfc1323}" = X"NO" ]; then
 	echo 'disabling rfc1323'; 	sysctl -w net.inet.tcp.rfc1323=0
 fi
 
+# $photurisd_flags is imported from /etc/netstart;
+# If $photurisd_flags == NO or /etc/photuris/ doesn't exist, then
+# photurisd isn't run.
+if [ "X${photurisd_flags}" != X"NO" -a -d /etc/photuris ]; then
+	echo 'starting photurisd';	photurisd ${photurisd_flags}
+fi
+
 # clean up left-over files
 rm -f /etc/nologin
 rm -f /var/spool/lock/LCK.*
@@ -312,13 +319,6 @@ if [ "X${rbootd_flags}" != X"NO" -a -r /etc/rbootd.conf ]; then
 	echo -n ' rbootd';		rbootd ${rbootd_flags}
 fi
 
-# $photurisd_flags is imported from /etc/netstart;
-# If $photurisd_flags == NO or /etc/photuris/ doesn't exist, then
-# photurisd isn't run.
-if [ "X${photurisd_flags}" != X"NO" -a -d /etc/photuris ]; then
-	echo -n ' photurisd';		photurisd ${photurisd_flags}
-fi
-
 if [ -x /usr/sbin/screenblank ]; then
 	echo -n ' screenblank';	/usr/sbin/screenblank
 fi