diff --git a/etc/rc.conf b/etc/rc.conf
index 72d08276336f..0f740914de02 100644
--- a/etc/rc.conf
+++ b/etc/rc.conf
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #
 # All arguments must be in double or single quotes.
 #
-#	$Id: rc.conf,v 1.51 1998/05/12 10:50:46 max Exp $
+#	$Id: rc.conf,v 1.52 1998/06/22 06:34:12 jkoshy Exp $
 
 ##############################################################
 ### Important initial Boot-time options  #####################
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ scrnmap="NO"		# screen map in /usr/share/syscons/scrnmaps/* (or NO).
 font8x16="NO"		# font 8x16 from /usr/share/syscons/fonts/* (or NO).
 font8x14="NO"		# font 8x14 from /usr/share/syscons/fonts/* (or NO).
 font8x8="NO"		# font 8x8 from /usr/share/syscons/fonts/* (or NO).
-blanktime="NO"		# blank time (in seconds) or "NO" to turn it off.
+blanktime="300"		# blank time (in seconds) or "NO" to turn it off.
 saver="NO"		# screen saver: blank/daemon/green/snake/star/NO.
 moused_enable="NO"	# Run the mouse daemon.
 moused_type="auto"	# See man page for rc.conf(5) for available settings.