diff --git a/etc/init/mountfs.conf b/etc/init/mountfs.conf
index 165f82d..6d80f52 100644
--- a/etc/init/mountfs.conf
+++ b/etc/init/mountfs.conf
@@ -41,4 +41,7 @@ script
 			fi
 	done
 	/sbin/ldconfig
+	if [ -f /var/run/utmp ]; then
+		cp /dev/null /var/run/utmp
+	fi
 end script
diff --git a/etc/init/udev.conf b/etc/init/udev.conf
index 2afef18..aaaa779 100644
--- a/etc/init/udev.conf
+++ b/etc/init/udev.conf
@@ -27,9 +27,13 @@ pre-start script
 	/bin/mkdir -p /dev/shm
 	/bin/mkdir -p /dev/pts
 	/bin/mount -n -t tmpfs -o mode=1755 none /dev/shm
-	/bin/mknod /dev/null c 1 3
+	if [ ! -c /dev/null ]; then
+		/bin/mknod /dev/null c 1 3
+	fi
 	/bin/chmod 666 /dev/null
-	/bin/mknod /dev/console c 5 1
+	if [ ! -c /dev/console ]; then
+		/bin/mknod /dev/console c 5 1
+	fi
 	status_message "udev prestart ready"
 end script