diff --git a/rc.init b/rc.init
index e25dab0..58b5acd 100644
--- a/rc.init
+++ b/rc.init
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@ mount -a
 mount -o remount,rw /
 
 for script in /etc/rc.d/*; do
-    "$script" &
+    [ -x "$script" ] && "$script"
 done