diff --git a/etc/rc.d/diskless b/etc/rc.d/diskless
index a86e5540268a..b897d44714ca 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/diskless
+++ b/etc/rc.d/diskless
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ fi
 echo "+++ create lastlog"
 /usr/bin/touch /var/log/lastlog
 
-if
+mount -a       # chown and chgrp are in /usr
 
 # Since we are starting with a very fresh /etc on an MFS:
 if [ -d /conf/default/etc ]; then
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/resolv b/etc/rc.d/resolv
index a86e5540268a..b897d44714ca 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/resolv
+++ b/etc/rc.d/resolv
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ fi
 echo "+++ create lastlog"
 /usr/bin/touch /var/log/lastlog
 
-if
+mount -a       # chown and chgrp are in /usr
 
 # Since we are starting with a very fresh /etc on an MFS:
 if [ -d /conf/default/etc ]; then
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/tmp b/etc/rc.d/tmp
index a86e5540268a..b897d44714ca 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/tmp
+++ b/etc/rc.d/tmp
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ fi
 echo "+++ create lastlog"
 /usr/bin/touch /var/log/lastlog
 
-if
+mount -a       # chown and chgrp are in /usr
 
 # Since we are starting with a very fresh /etc on an MFS:
 if [ -d /conf/default/etc ]; then
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/var b/etc/rc.d/var
index a86e5540268a..b897d44714ca 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/var
+++ b/etc/rc.d/var
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ fi
 echo "+++ create lastlog"
 /usr/bin/touch /var/log/lastlog
 
-if
+mount -a       # chown and chgrp are in /usr
 
 # Since we are starting with a very fresh /etc on an MFS:
 if [ -d /conf/default/etc ]; then
diff --git a/etc/rc.diskless2 b/etc/rc.diskless2
index ad643d7524a5..a21dfbecc2af 100644
--- a/etc/rc.diskless2
+++ b/etc/rc.diskless2
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ mount -a       # chown and chgrp are in /usr
 # Since we are starting with a very fresh /etc on an MFS:
 if [ -d /conf/default/etc ]; then
 	newaliases
-if
+fi
 
 #
 # XXX make sure to create one dir for each printer as requested by lpd