diff --git a/make/buildsystem-bootstrap.mk b/make/buildsystem-bootstrap.mk
index d939d06c..c78a56a2 100644
--- a/make/buildsystem-bootstrap.mk
+++ b/make/buildsystem-bootstrap.mk
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ target-dir:
 	$(INSTALL) -d $(TARGET_localstatedir)/etc/init.d
 	$(INSTALL) -d $(TARGET_localstatedir)/keys
 	$(INSTALL) -d $(TARGET_localstatedir)/root
+	$(INSTALL) -d $(TARGET_localstatedir)/run
 ifeq ($(BOXSERIES),$(filter $(BOXSERIES),hd5x hd6x vusolo4k vuduo4k vuduo4kse vuultimo4k vuzero4k vuuno4k vuuno4kse))
 	$(INSTALL) -d $(TARGET_DIR)/boot
 endif
diff --git a/make/target-rootfs.mk b/make/target-rootfs.mk
index da3b1cea..955ebde8 100644
--- a/make/target-rootfs.mk
+++ b/make/target-rootfs.mk
@@ -39,13 +39,12 @@ $(TARGET_localstatedir)/etc/update.urls: | $(TARGET_DIR)
 symbolic-links: | $(TARGET_DIR)
 	$(CD) $(TARGET_DIR); \
 		rm -rf root; ln -sf /var/root root; \
-		rm -rf share; ln -sf /usr/share share; \
-		rm -rf run; ln -sf /var/run run
+		rm -rf run; ln -sf /var/run run; \
+		rm -rf share; ln -sf /usr/share share
 	$(CD) $(TARGET_localstatedir); \
-		rm -rf run; ln -sf /tmp run; \
 		rm -rf tmp; ln -sf /tmp tmp
 	$(CD) $(TARGET_sysconfdir); \
-		ln -sf /proc/mounts mtab
+		rm -rf mtab; ln -sf /proc/mounts mtab
 ifeq ($(PERSISTENT_VAR_PARTITION),yes)
 	$(CD) $(TARGET_sysconfdir); \
 		ln -sf /var/etc/hostname hostname
diff --git a/package/sysvinit/files/rcS-hd1 b/package/sysvinit/files/rcS-hd1
index 698f96d4..cc350d43 100644
--- a/package/sysvinit/files/rcS-hd1
+++ b/package/sysvinit/files/rcS-hd1
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ mount -t proc proc /proc
 SHOWINFO "creating and mounting system directories ..."
 mount -t sysfs sys /sys
 mount -t tmpfs tmp /tmp
+mount -t tmpfs run /var/run
 mount -t tmpfs media /media
 mount -t tmpfs srv /srv
 mount -t tmpfs mnt /mnt
diff --git a/package/sysvinit/files/rcS-hd2 b/package/sysvinit/files/rcS-hd2
index 8d284fc0..bff05806 100644
--- a/package/sysvinit/files/rcS-hd2
+++ b/package/sysvinit/files/rcS-hd2
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ fi
 SHOWINFO "creating and mounting system directories ..."
 mount -t sysfs sys /sys
 mount -t tmpfs tmp /tmp
+mount -t tmpfs run /var/run
 mount -t tmpfs media /media
 mount -t tmpfs srv /srv
 mount -t tmpfs mnt /mnt
diff --git a/package/sysvinit/files/rcS-hd5x b/package/sysvinit/files/rcS-hd5x
index f98fccbe..7a84836e 100644
--- a/package/sysvinit/files/rcS-hd5x
+++ b/package/sysvinit/files/rcS-hd5x
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ SHOWINFO "creating and mounting system directories ..."
 mount -t devtmpfs devtmpfs /dev
 mount -t sysfs sys /sys
 mount -t tmpfs tmp /tmp
+mount -t tmpfs run /var/run
 mount -t tmpfs media /media
 mount -t tmpfs srv /srv
 mount -t tmpfs mnt /mnt
diff --git a/package/sysvinit/files/rcS-hd6x b/package/sysvinit/files/rcS-hd6x
index da0521af..207d80ec 100644
--- a/package/sysvinit/files/rcS-hd6x
+++ b/package/sysvinit/files/rcS-hd6x
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ SHOWINFO "creating and mounting system directories ..."
 mount -t devtmpfs devtmpfs /dev
 mount -t sysfs sys /sys
 mount -t tmpfs tmp /tmp
+mount -t tmpfs run /var/run
 mount -t tmpfs media /media
 mount -t tmpfs srv /srv
 mount -t tmpfs mnt /mnt
diff --git a/package/sysvinit/files/rcS-vuduo b/package/sysvinit/files/rcS-vuduo
index 3530a0f4..6a5bcc1c 100644
--- a/package/sysvinit/files/rcS-vuduo
+++ b/package/sysvinit/files/rcS-vuduo
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ mount -t proc proc /proc
 SHOWINFO "creating and mounting system directories ..."
 mount -t sysfs sys /sys
 mount -t tmpfs tmp /tmp
+mount -t tmpfs run /var/run
 mount -t tmpfs media /media
 mount -t tmpfs srv /srv
 mount -t tmpfs mnt /mnt
diff --git a/package/sysvinit/files/rcS-vuplus b/package/sysvinit/files/rcS-vuplus
index 527a8a4a..0d4fbbd2 100644
--- a/package/sysvinit/files/rcS-vuplus
+++ b/package/sysvinit/files/rcS-vuplus
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ mount -t proc proc /proc
 SHOWINFO "creating and mounting system directories ..."
 mount -t sysfs sys /sys
 mount -t tmpfs tmp /tmp
+mount -t tmpfs run /var/run
 mount -t tmpfs media /media
 mount -t tmpfs srv /srv
 mount -t tmpfs mnt /mnt