diff --git a/etc/netstart b/etc/netstart
index 26300c22839..e045423056a 100755
--- a/etc/netstart
+++ b/etc/netstart
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/sh -
 #
-#	$Id$
+#	$Id: netstart,v 1.7 1993/11/07 01:19:02 wollman Exp $
 #	From: @(#)netstart	5.9 (Berkeley) 3/30/91
 
 routedflags=-q
 timedflags=NO
+xntpdflags="NO"
+ntpdate="NO"
 rwhod=NO
 sendmail_flags="-bd -q30m"
 #kerberos_server=YES
diff --git a/etc/rc b/etc/rc
index 4e2cee775ce..b2dc0b48aa6 100644
--- a/etc/rc
+++ b/etc/rc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-#	$Id: rc,v 1.9 1993/12/17 04:20:30 ache Exp $
+#	$Id: rc,v 1.10 1993/12/21 02:58:15 ache Exp $
 #	From: @(#)rc	5.27 (Berkeley) 6/5/91
 
 # System startup script run by init on autoboot
@@ -159,6 +159,17 @@ if [ X${name_server} = X"YES" -a -r /etc/named.boot ]; then
 	echo -n ' named';		named
 fi
 
+# $ntpdate and $xntpdflags are imported from /etc/netstart.
+# If $ntpdate != NO, run ntpdate $ntpdate to set the date correctly.
+# If $xntpdflags != NO, start xntpd.
+if [ X"${ntpdate}" != X"NO" ]; then
+	echo -n ' ntpdate';	ntpdate $ntpdate
+fi
+
+if [ X"${xntpdflags}" != X"NO" ]; then
+	echo -n ' xntpd';	xntpd ${xntpdflags}
+fi
+
 # $rwhod is imported from /etc/netstart;
 # if $rwhod is set to something other than NO, rwhod is run.
 if [ ${rwhod-NO} != "NO" ]; then