diff --git a/etc/rc b/etc/rc
index d00a66eab7c0..ec57b9abbd50 100644
--- a/etc/rc
+++ b/etc/rc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$NetBSD: rc,v 1.97 1997/11/23 04:17:57 mrg Exp $
+#	$NetBSD: rc,v 1.98 1998/01/09 21:57:17 perry Exp $
 #	originally from: @(#)rc	8.2 (Berkeley) 3/17/94
 
 # System startup script run by init on autoboot
@@ -413,6 +413,7 @@ fi
 # Start xfs before boot daemons, so its ready before client xterminals.
 if checkyesno xfs; then
 	echo -n ' xfs';			xfs $xfs_flags &
+	sleep 2
 fi
 
 if checkyesno rarpd; then