diff --git a/src/etc/rc b/src/etc/rc
index 294bd6dc..9743922b 100644
--- a/src/etc/rc
+++ b/src/etc/rc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$OpenBSD: rc,v 1.169 2001/05/03 21:56:57 deraadt Exp $
+#	$OpenBSD: rc,v 1.170 2001/05/15 21:28:43 deraadt Exp $
 
 # System startup script run by init on autoboot
 # or after single-user.
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ for dev in 0 1 2 3; do
 	fi
 done
 
+swapon -a
+
 if [ -e /fastboot ]; then
 	echo "Fast boot: skipping disk checks."
 elif [ $1x = autobootx ]; then
@@ -102,8 +104,6 @@ fi
 
 trap "echo 'Boot interrupted.'; exit 1" 3
 
-swapon -a
-
 umount -a >/dev/null 2>&1
 mount -a -t nonfs
 mount -uw /		# root on nfs requires this, others aren't hurt