diff --git a/usr.sbin/sade/config.c b/usr.sbin/sade/config.c
index 77cb9d0873fb..56c328755cae 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sade/config.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/sade/config.c
@@ -422,6 +422,8 @@ configRC_conf(void)
 	while(fgets(line, sizeof(line), rcOld)) {
 	    if(line[0] == '#' || variable_check2(line) != 0)
 		fprintf(rcSite, "%s", line);
+	    else
+		fprintf(rcSite, "#REMOVED: %s", line);
 	}
 	fclose(rcOld);
     } else {
diff --git a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/config.c b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/config.c
index 77cb9d0873fb..56c328755cae 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/config.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/config.c
@@ -422,6 +422,8 @@ configRC_conf(void)
 	while(fgets(line, sizeof(line), rcOld)) {
 	    if(line[0] == '#' || variable_check2(line) != 0)
 		fprintf(rcSite, "%s", line);
+	    else
+		fprintf(rcSite, "#REMOVED: %s", line);
 	}
 	fclose(rcOld);
     } else {