diff --git a/sbin/devd/Makefile b/sbin/devd/Makefile
--- a/sbin/devd/Makefile
+++ b/sbin/devd/Makefile
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@
 DEVD+=	asus.conf
 .endif
 
+CONFGROUPS+=		DHCLIENT
+DHCLIENTDIR=		${DEVDDIR}
+DHCLIENT+=		dhclient.conf
+DHCLIENTPACKAGE=	dhclient
+
 .if ${MK_HYPERV} != "no"
 CONFGROUPS+=	HYPERV
 HYPERVDIR=${DEVDDIR}
diff --git a/sbin/devd/devd.conf b/sbin/devd/devd.conf
--- a/sbin/devd/devd.conf
+++ b/sbin/devd/devd.conf
@@ -44,19 +44,6 @@
 	action "/etc/pccard_ether $subsystem start";
 };
 
-#
-# Try to start dhclient on Ethernet-like interfaces when the link comes
-# up.  Only devices that are configured to support DHCP will actually
-# run it.  No link down rule exists because dhclient automatically exits
-# when the link goes down.
-#
-notify 0 {
-	match "system"		"IFNET";
-	match "type"		"LINK_UP";
-	media-type		"ethernet";
-	action "service dhclient quietstart $subsystem";
-};
-
 #
 # Like Ethernet devices, but separate because 802.11 require spawning
 # wlan(4) interface.
@@ -69,12 +56,6 @@
 	device-name "$wifi-driver-regex";
 	action "/etc/pccard_ether $device-name stopchildren";
 };
-notify 0 {
-	match "system"		"IFNET";
-	match "type"		"LINK_UP";
-	media-type		"802.11";
-	action "service dhclient quietstart $subsystem";
-};
 
 # An entry like this might be in a different file, but is included here
 # as an example of how to override things.  Normally 'ed50' would match
diff --git a/sbin/devd/dhclient.conf b/sbin/devd/dhclient.conf
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sbin/devd/dhclient.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#
+# Try to start dhclient on Ethernet-like interfaces when the link comes
+# up.  Only devices that are configured to support DHCP will actually
+# run it.  No link down rule exists because dhclient automatically exits
+# when the link goes down.
+#
+notify 0 {
+	match "system"		"IFNET";
+	match "type"		"LINK_UP";
+	media-type		"ethernet";
+	action "service dhclient quietstart $subsystem";
+};
+
+notify 0 {
+	match "system"		"IFNET";
+	match "type"		"LINK_UP";
+	media-type		"802.11";
+	action "service dhclient quietstart $subsystem";
+};