diff --git a/libexec/rc/rc.d/dhclient b/libexec/rc/rc.d/dhclient
--- a/libexec/rc/rc.d/dhclient
+++ b/libexec/rc/rc.d/dhclient
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
 
 load_rc_config $name
 load_rc_config network
+load_rc_config netif
 
 # dhclient_prestart is not compatible with svcj
 dhclient_svcj="NO"