diff --git a/package/udev/Makefile b/package/udev/Makefile
index 0ab8ec83d..bde7a61e3 100644
--- a/package/udev/Makefile
+++ b/package/udev/Makefile
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ define Package/udev/install
 	install -d -m0775 $(1)/sbin/
 	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/sbin/udevcontrol $(1)/sbin/
 	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/sbin/udevd $(1)/sbin/
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/sbin/udevsettle $(1)/sbin/
 	install -d -m0775 $(1)/usr/bin/
 	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/udevinfo $(1)/usr/bin/
 	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/udevtest $(1)/usr/bin/
diff --git a/target/linux/generic-2.6/base-files/init b/target/linux/generic-2.6/base-files/init
index 98002aba3..73bef61b2 100755
--- a/target/linux/generic-2.6/base-files/init
+++ b/target/linux/generic-2.6/base-files/init
@@ -14,6 +14,20 @@ elif [ -x /sbin/hotplug2 ]; then
 	mkdir /dev/pts
 	mkdir /dev/shm
 	/sbin/hotplug2 --no-persistent --coldplug --max_children 1
+
+elif [ -x /sbin/udevd ]; then
+	mount -n -t tmpfs -o mode=0755 udev /dev
+	mkdir /dev/pts
+	mkdir /dev/shm
+
+	if [ -e /proc/sys/kernel/hotplug ]; then
+		echo "" > /proc/sys/kernel/hotplug
+	fi
+
+	/sbin/udevd --daemon
+	/sbin/udevtrigger
+	/sbin/udevsettle
+
 fi
 
 mount none /dev/pts -t devpts