diff --git a/etc/rc b/etc/rc
index 4e56afd4379..d4b30c2107b 100644
--- a/etc/rc
+++ b/etc/rc
@@ -88,6 +88,13 @@ case ${rc_ng} in
 
 	for _rc_elem in ${files}; do
         	run_rc_script ${_rc_elem} ${_boot}
+		# Local FreeBSD hack to reload the rc.conf on
+		# a return status of 2
+		if [ $? -eq 2 ]; then
+			unset _rc_conf_loaded
+			load_rc_config 'XXX'
+			echo "Reloading rc.conf"
+		fi
 	done
 
 	echo ''
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/initdiskless b/etc/rc.d/initdiskless
index 38fab7009ea..67223650015 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/initdiskless
+++ b/etc/rc.d/initdiskless
@@ -138,3 +138,5 @@ if [ ! -e /etc/resolv.conf ]; then
 		echo nameserver $ns >> /etc/resolv.conf;
 	done
 fi
+
+exit 2		# Tell /etc/rc to re-source rc.conf
diff --git a/etc/rc.initdiskless b/etc/rc.initdiskless
index 38fab7009ea..67223650015 100644
--- a/etc/rc.initdiskless
+++ b/etc/rc.initdiskless
@@ -138,3 +138,5 @@ if [ ! -e /etc/resolv.conf ]; then
 		echo nameserver $ns >> /etc/resolv.conf;
 	done
 fi
+
+exit 2		# Tell /etc/rc to re-source rc.conf