diff --git a/etc/rc.reboot b/etc/rc.reboot
index 868851dd6a..6088c5cb7f 100755
--- a/etc/rc.reboot
+++ b/etc/rc.reboot
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@ PLATFORM=`cat /etc/platform`
 if [ "$PLATFORM" = "pfSense" ]; then
 	rm -rf /tmp/*
 else
+	/etc/rc.conf_mount_rw
 	# Save the rrd databases to the config path.
 	tar -czf /cf/conf/rrd.tgz /var/db/rrd/*.rrd
+	/etc/rc.conf_mount_ro
 fi
 
 sleep 1
diff --git a/etc/rc.shutdown b/etc/rc.shutdown
index 158920446b..09f1981d2f 100755
--- a/etc/rc.shutdown
+++ b/etc/rc.shutdown
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ PLATFORM=`cat /etc/platform`
 if [ "$PLATFORM" = "pfSense" ]; then
 	rm -rf /tmp/*
 else
+	/etc/rc.conf_mount_rw
 	# Save the rrd databases to the config path.
 	tar -czf /cf/conf/rrd.tgz /var/db/rrd/*.rrd
+	/etc/rc.conf_mount_ro
 fi