diff --git a/etc/rc.conf b/etc/rc.conf
index 6ddea80c8a21..ae827495b1ab 100644
--- a/etc/rc.conf
+++ b/etc/rc.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$NetBSD: rc.conf,v 1.70 2000/01/18 22:43:23 augustss Exp $
+#	$NetBSD: rc.conf,v 1.71 2000/01/28 06:55:52 fair Exp $
 #
 # see rc.conf(5) for more information.
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ syslogd=YES		syslogd_flags="-s"	# -s "secure" unix domain only
 cron=YES
 named=NO		named_flags=""
 timed=NO		timed_flags=""
-xntpd=NO		xntpd_flags="-p /var/run/xntpd.pid -f /var/db/ntp.drift"
+xntpd=NO		xntpd_flags=""
 sendmail=NO		sendmail_flags="-bd -q30m"
 lpd=NO			lpd_flags="-s"		# -s "secure" unix domain only