diff --git a/release/picobsd/mfs_tree/etc/rc b/release/picobsd/mfs_tree/etc/rc
index e59af75c3c39..cacdaa8db1e9 100644
--- a/release/picobsd/mfs_tree/etc/rc
+++ b/release/picobsd/mfs_tree/etc/rc
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ trap : 2
 trap : 3
 
 HOME=/; export HOME
-PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin; export PATH
-dev="/dev/fd0"
+PATH=/bin; export PATH
+dev=`sysctl -n kern.bootdevname`
+[ -z ${dev} ] && dev="/dev/fd0"
 
 trap "echo 'Reboot interrupted'; exit 1" 3
 echo "Loading /etc from MFS:/fd ..."