diff --git a/etc/rc b/etc/rc
index 33569e631865..4703ab29bf06 100644
--- a/etc/rc
+++ b/etc/rc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-#	$Id: rc,v 1.33 1994/09/26 16:52:04 pst Exp $
+#	$Id: rc,v 1.34 1994/09/29 17:27:46 pst Exp $
 #	From: @(#)rc	5.27 (Berkeley) 6/5/91
 
 # System startup script run by init on autoboot
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ HOME=/; export HOME
 PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
 export PATH
 
+swapon -a
+
 if [ $1x = autobootx ]
 then
 	echo Automatic reboot in progress...
@@ -56,8 +58,6 @@ fi
 
 trap "echo 'Reboot interrupted'; exit 1" 3
 
-swapon -a
-
 # root must be read/write both for NFS diskless and for VFS LKMs before
 # proceeding any further.
 mount -u -o rw /