diff --git a/etc/network.subr b/etc/network.subr
index eb1ee91111d4..0b8c39d50427 100644
--- a/etc/network.subr
+++ b/etc/network.subr
@@ -754,8 +754,8 @@ network_pass3() {
 						;;
 					esac
 
-					amd -p ${amd_flags}\
-						> /var/run/amd.pid 2> /dev/null
+					amd -p ${amd_flags} > /var/run/amd.pid \
+						2> /dev/null &
 					;;
 				esac
 			else
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/netoptions b/etc/rc.d/netoptions
index eb1ee91111d4..0b8c39d50427 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/netoptions
+++ b/etc/rc.d/netoptions
@@ -754,8 +754,8 @@ network_pass3() {
 						;;
 					esac
 
-					amd -p ${amd_flags}\
-						> /var/run/amd.pid 2> /dev/null
+					amd -p ${amd_flags} > /var/run/amd.pid \
+						2> /dev/null &
 					;;
 				esac
 			else
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/network1 b/etc/rc.d/network1
index eb1ee91111d4..0b8c39d50427 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/network1
+++ b/etc/rc.d/network1
@@ -754,8 +754,8 @@ network_pass3() {
 						;;
 					esac
 
-					amd -p ${amd_flags}\
-						> /var/run/amd.pid 2> /dev/null
+					amd -p ${amd_flags} > /var/run/amd.pid \
+						2> /dev/null &
 					;;
 				esac
 			else
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/network2 b/etc/rc.d/network2
index eb1ee91111d4..0b8c39d50427 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/network2
+++ b/etc/rc.d/network2
@@ -754,8 +754,8 @@ network_pass3() {
 						;;
 					esac
 
-					amd -p ${amd_flags}\
-						> /var/run/amd.pid 2> /dev/null
+					amd -p ${amd_flags} > /var/run/amd.pid \
+						2> /dev/null &
 					;;
 				esac
 			else
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/network3 b/etc/rc.d/network3
index eb1ee91111d4..0b8c39d50427 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/network3
+++ b/etc/rc.d/network3
@@ -754,8 +754,8 @@ network_pass3() {
 						;;
 					esac
 
-					amd -p ${amd_flags}\
-						> /var/run/amd.pid 2> /dev/null
+					amd -p ${amd_flags} > /var/run/amd.pid \
+						2> /dev/null &
 					;;
 				esac
 			else
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/routing b/etc/rc.d/routing
index eb1ee91111d4..0b8c39d50427 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/routing
+++ b/etc/rc.d/routing
@@ -754,8 +754,8 @@ network_pass3() {
 						;;
 					esac
 
-					amd -p ${amd_flags}\
-						> /var/run/amd.pid 2> /dev/null
+					amd -p ${amd_flags} > /var/run/amd.pid \
+						2> /dev/null &
 					;;
 				esac
 			else
diff --git a/etc/rc.network b/etc/rc.network
index eb1ee91111d4..0b8c39d50427 100644
--- a/etc/rc.network
+++ b/etc/rc.network
@@ -754,8 +754,8 @@ network_pass3() {
 						;;
 					esac
 
-					amd -p ${amd_flags}\
-						> /var/run/amd.pid 2> /dev/null
+					amd -p ${amd_flags} > /var/run/amd.pid \
+						2> /dev/null &
 					;;
 				esac
 			else