diff --git a/etc/rc b/etc/rc
index 3a956d0444..e61a3b89ca 100755
--- a/etc/rc
+++ b/etc/rc
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ fi
 
 echo -n "Syncing master.passwd... "
 /usr/sbin/pwd_mkdb -d /etc/ /etc/master.passwd
+/usr/sbin/pwd_mkdb /etc/master.passwd
 echo "done."
 
 # Create an initial utmp file