diff --git a/etc/rc b/etc/rc
index a438b1910858..345ed1923469 100644
--- a/etc/rc
+++ b/etc/rc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$NetBSD: rc,v 1.134 1999/10/05 10:54:27 darrenr Exp $
+#	$NetBSD: rc,v 1.135 1999/10/30 12:35:30 frueauf Exp $
 #	originally from: @(#)rc	8.2 (Berkeley) 3/17/94
 
 # System startup script run by init on autoboot
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ if [ -f /etc/rc.conf ]; then
 	. /etc/rc.conf
 fi
 
-if [ "$rc_configured" != YES ]; then
+if ! checkyesno rc_configured; then
 	echo "/etc/rc.conf is not configured. Multiuser boot aborted."
 	exit 1
 fi