diff --git a/release/picobsd/floppy.tree/etc/rc b/release/picobsd/floppy.tree/etc/rc
index baeade72ab5b..84c0fb8efc48 100644
--- a/release/picobsd/floppy.tree/etc/rc
+++ b/release/picobsd/floppy.tree/etc/rc
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ fi
 if [ -n "$network_pass2_done" ]; then
     network_pass3
 fi
-if [ "X${inetd_enable}" = X"YES" ]; then
+if [ "X${inetd_enable}" = X"YES" -a -f /stand/inetd ]; then
 	echo "Starting inetd."; inetd ${inetd_flags}
 fi