--- rc-sysinit.conf~	2010-04-02 02:13:25.000000000 +0200
+++ rc-sysinit.conf	2011-11-04 16:29:05.623123182 +0100
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
 description	"System V initialisation compatibility"
 author		"Scott James Remnant <scott@netsplit.com>"
 
-start on filesystem and net-device-up IFACE=lo
+start on (filesystem
+	and (net-device-up IFACE=lo
+		or starting networking))
 stop on runlevel
 
 # Default runlevel, this may be overriden on the kernel command-line