diff --git a/rc/bin/cpurc b/rc/bin/cpurc
index 55bb6a1a0..09bbd405c 100755
--- a/rc/bin/cpurc
+++ b/rc/bin/cpurc
@@ -94,4 +94,4 @@ if(test -e /cfg/$sysname/cpustart)
 
 # mode of /proc/*/ctl is inherited across rfork, and sets modes on
 # other /proc files, such as note, so let listen be killed.
-dontkill '^(ipconfig|factotum|mntgen|venti|hjfs|kfs|cfs|cwfs.*|9660srv|dossrv|paqfs|cs|dns|reboot|usbd|kb|disk|ether)$'
+dontkill '^(ipconfig|factotum|mntgen|venti|hjfs|kfs|cfs|cwfs.*|9660srv|dossrv|paqfs|cs|dns|reboot|usbd|kb|disk|ether|wpa)$'
diff --git a/rc/bin/termrc b/rc/bin/termrc
index ca7c94f79..b5661b237 100755
--- a/rc/bin/termrc
+++ b/rc/bin/termrc
@@ -120,4 +120,4 @@ rm -f '/env/fn#ask'
 if(test -f /dev/apm)
 	aux/apm
 
-dontkill '^(ipconfig|factotum|mntgen|venti|hjfs|kfs|cfs|cwfs.*|9660srv|dossrv|paqfs|cs|dns|listen|reboot|usbd|kb|disk|ether)$'
+dontkill '^(ipconfig|factotum|mntgen|venti|hjfs|kfs|cfs|cwfs.*|9660srv|dossrv|paqfs|cs|dns|listen|reboot|usbd|kb|disk|ether|wpa)$'