diff --git a/skel-root/armbox/hd51/lib/mdev/fs/mdev-mmcblk b/skel-root/armbox/hd51/lib/mdev/fs/mdev-mmcblk
index 494ccdfa..43c89a76 100755
--- a/skel-root/armbox/hd51/lib/mdev/fs/mdev-mmcblk
+++ b/skel-root/armbox/hd51/lib/mdev/fs/mdev-mmcblk
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
 
 MOUNTBASE=/mnt
 MOUNTPOINT="$MOUNTBASE/$MDEV"
+if [ "$MDEV" = "mmcblk0p3" ]; then
+	MOUNTPOINT="$MOUNTBASE/linuxrootfs1"
+elif [ "$MDEV" = "mmcblk0p7" ]; then
+	MOUNTPOINT="$MOUNTBASE/userdata"
+fi
 ROOTDEV=$(readlink /dev/root)
 
 # do not add or remove root device again...
@@ -28,11 +33,6 @@ case "$ACTION" in
 			LOGINFO "/dev/$MDEV already mounted - not mounting again"
 			exit 0
 		fi
-		if [ "$MDEV" = "mmcblk0p3" ]; then
-			MOUNTPOINT="$MOUNTBASE/linuxrootfs1"
-		elif [ "$MDEV" = "mmcblk0p7" ]; then
-			MOUNTPOINT="$MOUNTBASE/userdata"
-		fi
 		LOGINFO "[$ACTION] mounting /dev/$MDEV to $MOUNTPOINT"
 		# remove old mountpoint symlinks we might have for this device
 		rm -f $MOUNTPOINT