diff --git a/rc/bin/cpurc b/rc/bin/cpurc
index 20ca6382a..b69c42b76 100755
--- a/rc/bin/cpurc
+++ b/rc/bin/cpurc
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ if(test -e /rc/bin/cpurc.local)
 	. /rc/bin/cpurc.local
 
 if (~ $#sysname 0 || ~ $sysname '') {
-	sysname = helix			# default
+	sysname = cirno			# default
 	echo -n $sysname >/dev/sysname
 }
 prompt=($sysname^'# ' '	')
diff --git a/rc/bin/termrc b/rc/bin/termrc
index e13450dde..4a652504a 100755
--- a/rc/bin/termrc
+++ b/rc/bin/termrc
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ if(! test -e /srv/cs && ! test -e /net/cs)
 	ndb/cs -f $NDBFILE
 sysname=`{cat /dev/sysname}
 if(~ $#sysname 0 || ~ $sysname ''){
-	sysname=gnot			# default
+	sysname=cirno			# default
 	echo -n $sysname >/dev/sysname
 }