diff --git a/etc/rc.subr b/etc/rc.subr
index 3df44d2baf5c..4de6901a0aa8 100644
--- a/etc/rc.subr
+++ b/etc/rc.subr
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $NetBSD: rc.subr,v 1.66 2006/04/01 10:05:50 he Exp $
+# $NetBSD: rc.subr,v 1.67 2006/10/07 11:25:15 elad Exp $
 # $FreeBSD$
 #
 # Copyright (c) 1997-2004 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ _find_processes()
 
 	_pref=
 	if [ $_interpreter != "." ]; then	# an interpreted script
-		read _interp < $_procname	# read interpreter name
+		read _interp < ${_chroot:-}/$_procname	# read interpreter name
 		_interp=${_interp#\#!}		# strip #!
 		set -- $_interp
 		if [ $_interpreter != $1 ]; then