diff --git a/etc/netstart b/etc/netstart
index bdc2119dfcbd..a509e5a74f50 100755
--- a/etc/netstart
+++ b/etc/netstart
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh -
 #
-#	$Id: netstart,v 1.15 1994/10/06 20:52:00 pst Exp $
+#	$Id: netstart,v 1.16 1994/11/02 23:50:54 phk Exp $
 #	From: @(#)netstart	5.9 (Berkeley) 3/30/91
 
 defaultrouter=NO
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ amdflags="NO"
 nfs_client=NO
 nfs_server=NO
 name_server=NO
+savecore=NO
 #kerberos_server=YES
 #gated=YES
 
diff --git a/etc/rc b/etc/rc
index e14efccf999e..ffd79d75e54f 100644
--- a/etc/rc
+++ b/etc/rc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-#	$Id: rc,v 1.37 1994/11/01 16:24:03 ache Exp $
+#	$Id: rc,v 1.38 1994/11/02 09:41:35 ache Exp $
 #	From: @(#)rc	5.27 (Berkeley) 6/5/91
 
 # System startup script run by init on autoboot
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ echo '.'
 
 # /var/crash should be a directory or a symbolic link
 # to the crash directory if core dumps are to be saved.
-if [ -d /var/crash ]; then
+if [ X${savecore} != X"NO" -a -d /var/crash ]; then
 	echo checking for core dump...
 	savecore /var/crash
 fi