diff --git a/src/etc/rc b/src/etc/rc
index 0f36e9d6..2e798c26 100644
--- a/src/etc/rc
+++ b/src/etc/rc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$OpenBSD: rc,v 1.251 2004/08/21 08:17:28 hshoexer Exp $
+#	$OpenBSD: rc,v 1.252 2004/09/17 21:50:30 mcbride Exp $
 
 # System startup script run by init on autoboot
 # or after single-user.
@@ -132,6 +132,10 @@ rm -f /fastboot		# XXX (root now writeable)
 echo 'setting tty flags'
 ttyflags -a
 
+if [ -f /sbin/kbd -a -f /etc/kbdtype ]; then
+	kbd `cat /etc/kbdtype`
+fi
+
 if [ "X${pf}" != X"NO" ]; then
 	RULES="block all"
 	RULES="$RULES\npass on lo0"
@@ -612,10 +616,6 @@ if [ -x /sbin/wsconsctl -a -f /etc/wsconsctl.conf ]; then
 )
 fi
 
-if [ -f /sbin/kbd -a -f /etc/kbdtype ]; then
-	kbd `cat /etc/kbdtype`
-fi
-
 # KerberosV master KDC
 if [ X${krb5_master_kdc} = X"YES" ]; then
 	echo 'KerberosV master KDC'