diff --git a/libexec/rc/rc.subr b/libexec/rc/rc.subr
index 359eebd1d34..2eaf336b522 100644
--- a/libexec/rc/rc.subr
+++ b/libexec/rc/rc.subr
@@ -1788,11 +1788,7 @@ _run_rc_doit()
 	debug "run_rc_command: doit: $*"
 	_m=$(umask)
 	${_umask:+umask ${_umask}}
-
-	# Disable pathname expansion temporarily for run_rc_command. 
-	set -o noglob
 	eval "$@"
-	set +o noglob
 	_return=$?
 	umask ${_m}