diff --git a/src/etc/netstart b/src/etc/netstart
index 35e813ec..f2708137 100644
--- a/src/etc/netstart
+++ b/src/etc/netstart
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/sh -
 #
-#	$NetBSD: netstart,v 1.22 1995/12/17 18:31:09 perry Exp $
+#	$NetBSD: netstart,v 1.23 1995/12/30 01:30:03 thorpej Exp $
 #	@(#)netstart	5.9 (Berkeley) 3/30/91
 
 # set these to "NO" to turn them off.  otherwise, they're used as flags
 routed_flags=-q
+mrouted_flags=NO	# for 'normal' use: mrouted_flags=""
 rarpd_flags=NO		# for 'normal' use: rarpd_flags="-a"
 bootparamd_flags=NO	# for 'normal' use: bootparamd_flags=""
 rbootd_flags=NO		# for 'normal' use: rbootd_flags=""
diff --git a/src/etc/rc b/src/etc/rc
index 4a9ef45d..63a73858 100644
--- a/src/etc/rc
+++ b/src/etc/rc
@@ -190,7 +190,13 @@ elif [ "X${routed_flags}" != X"NO" ]; then
 	echo -n ' routed';		routed $routed_flags
 fi
 
-# $name_flags is imported from /etc/netstart;
+# $mrouted_flags is imported from /etc/netstart;
+# If $mrouted_flags == NO, then mrouted isn't run.
+if [ "X${mrouted_flags}" != X"NO" ]; then
+	echo -n ' mrouted';		mrouted $mrouted_flags
+fi
+
+# $named_flags is imported from /etc/netstart;
 # if $named_flags != NO, named is run.
 if [ "X${named_flags}" != X"NO" ]; then
 	echo -n ' named';		named $named_flags