diff --git a/etc/rc b/etc/rc
index 2490c335b0..e0f4b52401 100755
--- a/etc/rc
+++ b/etc/rc
@@ -121,8 +121,6 @@ fi
 
 /usr/local/bin/php -f /etc/rc.conf_mount_rw
 
-exit
-
 # let the PHP-based configuration subsystem set up the system now
 /etc/rc.bootup