diff --git a/src/etc/rc b/src/etc/rc
index f28f0e99..43daf540 100644
--- a/src/etc/rc
+++ b/src/etc/rc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$OpenBSD: rc,v 1.457 2015/08/13 17:24:42 rpe Exp $
+#	$OpenBSD: rc,v 1.458 2015/08/22 10:45:59 rpe Exp $
 
 # System startup script run by init on autoboot or after single-user.
 # Output and error are redirected to console by init, and the console is the
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ wsconsctl_conf() {
 
 	stripcom /etc/wsconsctl.conf |
 	while read _line; do
-		wsconsctl "$_line"
+		eval "wsconsctl $_line"
 	done
 }