diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e913b7b..83d0c64 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ install: build
 
 	install -m750 rc $(BINDIR)/rc
 	install -m644 rc.conf $(ETCDIR)/rc.conf
+	install -m644 rc.motd $(ETCDIR)/rc.motd
 
 	install -m755 tools/killall5 $(BINDIR)/killall5
 
diff --git a/rc.motd b/rc.motd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c7c7c45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rc.motd
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Boot finished. Switch to tty2 to login.