diff --git a/etc/defaults/rc.conf b/etc/defaults/rc.conf
index 87ae29792053..b640fa46a01b 100644
--- a/etc/defaults/rc.conf
+++ b/etc/defaults/rc.conf
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ swapfile="NO"		# Set to name of swapfile if aux swapfile desired.
 apm_enable="NO"		# Set to YES to enable APM BIOS functions (or NO).
 apmd_enable="NO"	# Run apmd to handle APM event from userland.
 apmd_flags=""		# Flags to apmd (if enabled).
+devd_enable="YES" 	# Run devd, to trigger progams on device tree changes.
 pccard_enable="NO"	# Set to YES if you want to configure PCCARD devices.
 pccard_mem="DEFAULT"	# If pccard_enable=YES, this is card memory address.
 pccard_beep="2"		# pccard beep type.