diff --git a/etc/rc.d/accounting b/etc/rc.d/accounting
index 2486e99e901a..98a4451d30dc 100755
--- a/etc/rc.d/accounting
+++ b/etc/rc.d/accounting
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 #
-# $NetBSD: accounting,v 1.5 2001/04/25 23:20:15 lukem Exp $
+# $NetBSD: accounting,v 1.6 2001/04/29 23:57:25 lukem Exp $
 #
 
 # PROVIDE: accounting
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ accounting_start()
 {
 	if [ ! -f ${accounting_file} ]; then
 		echo "Creating accounting file ${accounting_file}"
-		( umask 022 ; echo -n > ${accounting_file} )
+		( umask 022 ; > ${accounting_file} )
 	fi
 	echo "Turning on accounting."
 	${accounting_command} ${accounting_file}
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/mountd b/etc/rc.d/mountd
index 5db43b663bdf..3948401a3105 100755
--- a/etc/rc.d/mountd
+++ b/etc/rc.d/mountd
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 #
-# $NetBSD: mountd,v 1.8 2001/04/25 23:23:37 lukem Exp $
+# $NetBSD: mountd,v 1.9 2001/04/29 23:57:25 lukem Exp $
 #
 
 # PROVIDE: mountd
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ extra_commands="reload"
 mountd_precmd()
 {
 	rm -f /var/db/mountdtab
-	( umask 022 ; echo -n > /var/db/mountdtab )
+	( umask 022 ; > /var/db/mountdtab )
 	return 0
 }