diff --git a/etc/rc b/etc/rc
index a30cd04595a4..12e55280640f 100644
--- a/etc/rc
+++ b/etc/rc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-#	$Id: rc,v 1.166 1999/01/11 09:07:38 asami Exp $
+#	$Id: rc,v 1.167 1999/01/17 03:32:07 grog Exp $
 #	From: @(#)rc	5.27 (Berkeley) 6/5/91
 
 # System startup script run by init on autoboot
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ if [ -f /etc/ccd.conf ]; then
 	ccdconfig -C
 fi
 
-if [ -n $vinum_slices ]; then
+if [ -n "$vinum_slices" ]; then
 	if [ -r /modules/vinum.ko ]; then	# jkh paranoia
 		kldload vinum
 		vinum read $vinum_slices