diff --git a/target/bootdisk/linuxrc.sh b/target/bootdisk/linuxrc.sh
index 5b82a0b94..5b26b9cde 100644
--- a/target/bootdisk/linuxrc.sh
+++ b/target/bootdisk/linuxrc.sh
@@ -411,6 +411,7 @@ rm -rf fd
 ln -s /proc/self/fd
 cd -
 
+echo "" > /proc/sys/kernel/hotplug
 /sbin/udevd --daemon
 # create nodes for devices already in kernel
 while read uevent; do