diff --git a/etc/rc.local b/etc/rc.local
index 140e8631e90a..84c53c389655 100644
--- a/etc/rc.local
+++ b/etc/rc.local
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 #
 # site-specific startup actions, daemons
 #
-#	$Id: rc.local,v 1.17 1995/03/30 00:10:31 ache Exp $
+#	$Id: rc.local,v 1.18 1995/03/30 06:26:10 rgrimes Exp $
 #
 
 T=/tmp/_motd
 rm -f $T
-uname -v | sed -e 's/199[0-9]/&\
-/' > $T
+uname -v | sed -e 's,^\([^#]*\) #\(.*199[0-9]\).*/\([^\]*\) $,\1 (\3) #\2,' > $T
 echo "" >> $T
 sed '1,/^$/d' < /etc/motd >> $T
 cp $T /etc/motd