diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 593952ab..b37de6b6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ include Makefile.inc
 SUBDIR=		conf.d etc init.d local.d man scripts sh src sysctl.d
 
 # Build our old net foo or not
-ifeq (${MKNET},)
+ifeq (${MKNET},oldnet)
 SUBDIR+=	net doc
 endif
 
diff --git a/README b/README
index 71bf00d3..8244b04b 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ You may wish to tweak the installation with the below arguments
 PROGLDFLAGS=-static
 LIBNAME=lib64
 DESTDIR=/tmp/openrc-image
-MKNET=newnet
+MKNET=oldnet
 MKPAM=pam
 MKPKGCONFIG=no
 MKSELINUX=yes
diff --git a/conf.d/Makefile b/conf.d/Makefile
index 412efae6..6ed295d5 100644
--- a/conf.d/Makefile
+++ b/conf.d/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 DIR=	${CONFDIR}
 CONF=	bootmisc fsck hostname localmount urandom ${CONF-${OS}}
 
-ifeq (${MKNET},newnet)
+ifeq (${MKNET},)
 CONF+= network staticroute
 TARGETS+=	network staticroute
 CLEANFILES+=	network staticroute
diff --git a/init.d/Makefile b/init.d/Makefile
index d5c3ea8b..a34ee90a 100644
--- a/init.d/Makefile
+++ b/init.d/Makefile
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ BIN=	${OBJS}
 
 # Build our old net foo or not
 ifeq (${MKNET},)
-INSTALLAFTER=	_installafter_net.lo
-SRCS+= net.lo.in
+SRCS+= network.in staticroute.in
 endif
 
-ifeq (${MKNET},newnet)
-SRCS+= network.in staticroute.in
+ifeq (${MKNET},oldnet)
+INSTALLAFTER=	_installafter_net.lo
+SRCS+= net.lo.in
 endif
 
 MK=	../mk
diff --git a/runlevels/Makefile b/runlevels/Makefile
index 2b25a350..25fa029f 100644
--- a/runlevels/Makefile
+++ b/runlevels/Makefile
@@ -11,12 +11,6 @@ DEFAULTDIR=	${LEVELDIR}/default
 SHUTDOWNDIR=	${LEVELDIR}/shutdown
 
 ifeq (${MKNET},)
-BOOT-FreeBSD += net.lo0
-BOOT-Linux += net.lo
-BOOT-NetBSD += net.lo0
-endif
-
-ifeq (${MKNET},newnet)
 BOOT+= network staticroute
 endif
 
@@ -31,19 +25,25 @@ BOOT-${OS}=
 SHUTDOWN-${OS}=
 SYSINIT-${OS}=
 
+ifeq (${MKNET},oldnet)
+BOOT-FreeBSD+= net.lo0
+BOOT-Linux+= net.lo
+BOOT-NetBSD+= net.lo0
+endif
+
 BOOT-BSD=	hostid newsyslog savecore syslogd swap-blk
 
 # Generic BSD stuff
-BOOT-FreeBSD=	hostid newsyslog savecore syslogd
+BOOT-FreeBSD+=	hostid newsyslog savecore syslogd
 # FreeBSD specific stuff
 BOOT-FreeBSD+=	adjkerntz dumpon syscons
 
-BOOT-Linux=	hwclock keymaps modules mtab procfs termencoding
+BOOT-Linux+=	hwclock keymaps modules mtab procfs termencoding
 SHUTDOWN-Linux=	killprocs mount-ro
 SYSINIT-Linux=	devfs dmesg
 
 # Generic BSD stuff
-BOOT-NetBSD=	hostid newsyslog savecore syslogd
+BOOT-NetBSD+=	hostid newsyslog savecore syslogd
 # NetBSD specific stuff
 BOOT-NetBSD+=	devdb swap-blk ttys wscons