diff --git a/sys/src/9/boot/bootrc b/sys/src/9/boot/bootrc
index c9f2af30e..6af8046bb 100755
--- a/sys/src/9/boot/bootrc
+++ b/sys/src/9/boot/bootrc
@@ -58,8 +58,6 @@ fn ask {
 }
 
 mt=()
-. /rc/lib/net.rc
-. /rc/lib/local.rc
 
 fn main{
 	mp=()
@@ -169,7 +167,13 @@ if(test -x /bin/nusbrc && ! test -e /env/nousbrc)
 	nusbrc
 
 # wait for devices to settle down
-sleep 2
+if(~ $#usbwait 1)
+	sleep $usbwait
+if(~ $#usbwait 0)
+	sleep 2
+
+. /rc/lib/net.rc
+. /rc/lib/local.rc
 
 # add partitions and binds
 configlocal
diff --git a/sys/src/9/boot/net.rc b/sys/src/9/boot/net.rc
index 3809d6581..461564747 100755
--- a/sys/src/9/boot/net.rc
+++ b/sys/src/9/boot/net.rc
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/rc
 
 fn confignet{
-	if(~ $#netwait 1)
-		sleep $netwait
-
 	must ip/ipconfig -p $*
 	if(~ $#fs 0)
 		fs=`{awk -F'=' '/fs=/{print $2; exit}' /net/ndb}