diff --git a/src/etc/rc b/src/etc/rc
index 616b11fc..877ee3b2 100644
--- a/src/etc/rc
+++ b/src/etc/rc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$OpenBSD: rc,v 1.27 1996/12/07 12:19:00 deraadt Exp $
+#	$OpenBSD: rc,v 1.28 1996/12/22 20:14:09 deraadt Exp $
 
 # System startup script run by init on autoboot
 # or after single-user.
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ if [ -e /fastboot ]; then
 	echo "Fast boot: skipping disk checks."
 elif [ $1x = autobootx ]; then
 	echo "Automatic boot in progress: starting file system checks."
-	fsck -p
+	( ulimit -d 32768; fsck -p )
 	case $? in
 	0)
 		;;