diff --git a/package/base-files/files/lib/upgrade/common.sh b/package/base-files/files/lib/upgrade/common.sh
index 8cfce719997..e3519ca2cb4 100644
--- a/package/base-files/files/lib/upgrade/common.sh
+++ b/package/base-files/files/lib/upgrade/common.sh
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ run_ramfs() { # <command> [...]
 		/bin/vi /bin/ls /bin/cat /usr/bin/awk /usr/bin/hexdump		\
 		/bin/sleep /bin/zcat /usr/bin/bzcat /usr/bin/printf /usr/bin/wc \
 		/bin/cut /usr/bin/printf /bin/sync /bin/mkdir /bin/rmdir	\
-		/bin/rm /usr/bin/basename /bin/kill /bin/chmod /usr/bin/find
+		/bin/rm /usr/bin/basename /bin/kill /bin/chmod /usr/bin/find \
+		/bin/mknod
 
 	install_bin /bin/uclient-fetch /bin/wget
 	install_bin /sbin/mtd