diff --git a/base/lvm2/lvm2.conf b/base/lvm2/lvm2.conf
index dcdf87158..6f16e3b4c 100644
--- a/base/lvm2/lvm2.conf
+++ b/base/lvm2/lvm2.conf
@@ -55,3 +55,10 @@ var_append extraconfopt ' ' '--enable-cmdlib'
 
 # enable the device-mapper event daemon and libraries
 var_append extraconfopt ' ' '--enable-dmeventd'
+
+# enable synchronisation with udev processing
+if pkginstalled udev; then
+	var_append extraconfopt ' ' '--enable-udev_sync'
+	# install rule files needed for udev synchronisation
+	var_append extraconfopt ' ' '--enable-udev_rules'
+fi