diff --git a/src/etc/rc b/src/etc/rc
index 9e789b8d..e1ed21c1 100644
--- a/src/etc/rc
+++ b/src/etc/rc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$OpenBSD: rc,v 1.185 2001/10/09 18:44:17 angelos Exp $
+#	$OpenBSD: rc,v 1.186 2001/10/29 18:17:03 deraadt Exp $
 
 # System startup script run by init on autoboot
 # or after single-user.
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ rm -f /fastboot		# XXX (root now writeable)
 echo 'setting tty flags'
 ttyflags -a
 
-if [ "X$pf" != X"NO" ]; then
+if [ "X${pf}" != X"NO" ]; then
 	RULES="block in all\nblock out all"
 	case `sysctl vfs.mounts.nfs` in
 	*[1-9]*)
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ fi
 echo 'starting network'
 . /etc/netstart
 
-if [ "X$pf" != X"NO" ]; then
+if [ "X${pf}" != X"NO" ]; then
 	if [ -f ${nat_rules} ]; then
 		pfctl -N ${nat_rules}
 	fi
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ if [ "X${named_flags}" != X"NO" -a "X${named_chroot}" != "X" ]; then
 fi
 syslogd ${syslogd_flags}
 
-if [ "X$pf" != X"NO" ]; then
+if [ X"${pf}" != X"NO" -a X"${pflogd_flags}" != X"NO" ]; then
 	ifconfig pflog0 up
 	pflogd ${pflogd_flags}
 fi