--- openrc-0.11.8.orig/src/includes/rc-misc.h	2012-12-07 16:53:28.000000000 +0100
+++ openrc-0.11.8/src/includes/rc-misc.h	2013-05-05 02:55:51.017095355 +0200
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
 #include "helpers.h"
 
 #define RC_LEVEL_BOOT           "boot"
-#define RC_LEVEL_DEFAULT        "default"
 
 #define RC_DEPTREE_CACHE        RC_SVCDIR "/deptree"
 #define RC_DEPTREE_SKEWED	RC_SVCDIR "/clock-skewed"
@@ -54,6 +53,8 @@
 #define RC_SVCDIR_STARTED       RC_SVCDIR "/started"
 #define RC_SVCDIR_COLDPLUGGED	RC_SVCDIR "/coldplugged"
 
+#define INITTAB					"/etc/inittab"
+
 _unused static bool exists(const char *pathname)
 {
 	struct stat buf;
--- openrc-0.11.8.orig/src/rc/rc-misc.c	2012-12-07 16:53:28.000000000 +0100
+++ openrc-0.11.8/src/rc/rc-misc.c	2013-05-05 14:55:10.690745728 +0200
@@ -139,6 +139,10 @@
 	char *tok;
 	const char *sys = rc_sys();
 	char buffer[PATH_MAX];
+	int done = 0;
+	char default_run_level = 0;
+	char *id, *rlevel, *action, *process;
+	char *dummy, *runlevelname;
 
 	/* Ensure our PATH is prefixed with the system locations first
 	   for a little extra security */
@@ -176,17 +180,57 @@
 	setenv("RC_RUNLEVEL", e, 1);
 	free(e);
 
+	/* Set the RC_KRUNLEVEL variable to the runlevel specified on the
+	 * kernel command line, if any.	 */
 	if ((fp = fopen(RC_KRUNLEVEL, "r"))) {
 		memset(buffer, 0, sizeof (buffer));
 		if (fgets(buffer, sizeof (buffer), fp)) {
 			l = strlen (buffer) - 1;
 			if (buffer[l] == '\n')
 				buffer[l] = 0;
-			setenv("RC_DEFAULTLEVEL", buffer, 1);
+			setenv("RC_KRUNLEVEL", buffer, 1);
 		}
 		fclose(fp);
-	} else
-		setenv("RC_DEFAULTLEVEL", RC_LEVEL_DEFAULT, 1);
+	}
+
+	/* Read the default runlevel from inittab */
+	runlevelname = NULL;
+	if ((fp = fopen(INITTAB, "r")))	{
+		memset(buffer, 0, sizeof (buffer));
+
+		while ((!done) && (fgets(buffer, sizeof (buffer), fp)))	{
+			for(p = buffer; *p == ' ' || *p == '\t'; p++)
+				;
+			if (*p == '#' || *p == '\n') continue;
+
+			id =      strsep(&p, ":");
+			rlevel =  strsep(&p, ":");
+			action =  strsep(&p, ":");
+			process = strsep(&p, "\n");
+
+			if ((default_run_level == 0) && (action != NULL)) {
+				if (strcmp(action, "initdefault") == 0)
+					default_run_level = rlevel[0];
+			}
+			else {
+				if ((strchr(rlevel, default_run_level) != NULL) && (strcmp(action, "wait") == 0)) {
+
+					dummy = strsep(&process, " ");
+					runlevelname = strsep(&process, "\n");
+
+					if (runlevelname != NULL) {
+						done = 1;
+						setenv("RC_DEFAULTLEVEL", runlevelname, 1);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		fclose(fp);
+	}
+
+	/* If we still didn't find the default runlevel use default and hope! */
+	if (runlevelname == NULL)
+		setenv("RC_DEFAULTLEVEL", "default", 1);
 
 	if (sys)
 		setenv("RC_SYS", sys, 1);