diff --git a/net/frr/src/etc/rc.syshook.d/50-frr.start b/net/frr/src/etc/rc.syshook.d/50-frr.start
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..efded3c94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/frr/src/etc/rc.syshook.d/50-frr.start
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# XXX this should not be strictly needed
+/usr/local/etc/rc.d/frr start