diff --git a/filesystem/udev/udev.conf b/filesystem/udev/udev.conf
index f1ea4a931..235629c7d 100644
--- a/filesystem/udev/udev.conf
+++ b/filesystem/udev/udev.conf
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ udev_devices() {
 		case "$1" in
 			-m)		mode="$2"; shift; shift ;;
 		esac
+		rm -f "$1"
 		mkfifo ${mode:+-m $mode} "$@"
 		add_flist "$1"
 	}