diff --git a/etc/rc b/etc/rc
index c3f01e3383fd..8e3b51e31d1b 100644
--- a/etc/rc
+++ b/etc/rc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$NetBSD: rc,v 1.69 1997/03/10 10:15:11 mycroft Exp $
+#	$NetBSD: rc,v 1.70 1997/03/12 19:15:16 mycroft Exp $
 #	from: @(#)rc	8.2 (Berkeley) 3/17/94
 
 # System startup script run by init on autoboot
@@ -256,7 +256,12 @@ if [ -f /var/account/acct ]; then
 fi
 
 echo -n standard daemons:
-echo -n ' update';		update
+if [ "$update_flags" != NO ]; then
+	if [ "$update_flags" = DEFAULT ]; then
+		update_flags="30"
+	fi
+	echo -n ' update';		update $update_flags
+fi
 echo -n ' cron';		cron
 echo '.'
 
diff --git a/etc/rc.conf b/etc/rc.conf
index ad13ab71cc11..a58a4ba2da3a 100644
--- a/etc/rc.conf
+++ b/etc/rc.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$NetBSD: rc.conf,v 1.3 1997/03/10 09:16:14 mycroft Exp $
+#	$NetBSD: rc.conf,v 1.4 1997/03/12 19:15:17 mycroft Exp $
 #
 # see rc.conf(5) for more information.
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ amd_flags=NO		# default: "-l syslog -x error,noinfo,nostats"
 amd_dir=/amd			# AMD's mount directory
 amd_master=/etc/amd/master	# AMD 'master' map
 savecore_flags=DEFAULT	# default: ""
-gated=NO		# YES or NO.
+update_flags=DEFAULT	# default: "30"
 # NOTE: gated is not distributed with NetBSD.
 gated_flags=NO		# default: ""
 routed_flags=DEFAULT	# default: "-q"