diff --git a/rc/bin/cpurc b/rc/bin/cpurc
index 8f1cc1a86..55bb6a1a0 100755
--- a/rc/bin/cpurc
+++ b/rc/bin/cpurc
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ nusbrc
 # name translation, cs sets /dev/sysname
 ndb/cs
 sysname=`{cat /dev/sysname}
+
+# site-specific startup
+if(test -e /rc/bin/cpurc.local)
+	. /rc/bin/cpurc.local
+
 if (~ $#sysname 0 || ~ $sysname ''){
 	sysname=cirno			# default
 	echo -n $sysname >/dev/sysname
diff --git a/rc/bin/termrc b/rc/bin/termrc
index 18a46fce8..050dde3cd 100755
--- a/rc/bin/termrc
+++ b/rc/bin/termrc
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ if (! ~ $#disk 0)
 	swap $disk(1) >/dev/null >[2=1]
 rm -f /env/disk
 
+# we do this before we have a name.  we may need to do network
+# setup so that we can get a name.
+if(test -e /rc/bin/termrc.local)
+	. /rc/bin/termrc.local
+
 # cs sets sysname
 ndb/cs
 sysname=`{cat /dev/sysname}