diff --git a/etc/init/checkvar.conf b/etc/init/checkvar.conf
index 15db1c5..f17056c 100644
--- a/etc/init/checkvar.conf
+++ b/etc/init/checkvar.conf
@@ -10,13 +10,12 @@ console output
 script
 	echo "Starting checkvar script"
 	source /etc/init/functions
-	mount -t proc none /proc
+	mount -o remount -t proc none /proc
 	status_message "/proc mounted"
 	if mount|grep /dev/root|grep nfs &>/dev/null; then
 		/sbin/initctl emit varmake
 		status_message "emitting varmake"
 	else
-		umount /proc
 		mount -t tmpfs none /var
 		tar -C /var -zxpf /boot/var.tgz
 		mkdir -p /var/lock