diff --git a/src/etc/rc b/src/etc/rc
index 9dc3f441..7d1e1d47 100644
--- a/src/etc/rc
+++ b/src/etc/rc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$OpenBSD: rc,v 1.153 2000/09/06 17:19:27 millert Exp $
+#	$OpenBSD: rc,v 1.154 2000/10/07 00:03:52 millert Exp $
 
 # System startup script run by init on autoboot
 # or after single-user.
@@ -430,10 +430,11 @@ if [ X${lpd} = X"YES" ]; then
 fi
 
 # $sendmail_flags is imported from /etc/rc.conf;
-# If $sendmail_flags == NO or /etc/mail/sendmail.cf doesn't exist, then
+# If $sendmail_flags == NO or /etc/mailer.conf doesn't exist, then
 # sendmail isn't run.  We call sendmail with a full path so that
-# SIGHUP works.
-if [ "X${sendmail_flags}" != X"NO" -a -s /etc/mail/sendmail.cf ]; then
+# SIGHUP works.  Note that /usr/sbin/sendmail may actually call a
+# mailer other than sendmail, depending on /etc/mailer.conf.
+if [ "X${sendmail_flags}" != X"NO" -a -s /etc/mailer.conf ]; then
 	echo -n ' sendmail';		( /usr/sbin/sendmail ${sendmail_flags} >/dev/null 2>&1 & )
 fi