diff --git a/package/base-files/files/bin/firstboot b/package/base-files/files/bin/firstboot
index fe63d1b279d..ef2ba5733bb 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/bin/firstboot
+++ b/package/base-files/files/bin/firstboot
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ pivot() { # <new_root> <old_root>
 	pivot_root $1 $1$2 && {
 		mount -o move $2/dev /dev
 		mount -o move $2/tmp /tmp
+		mount -o move $2/sys /sys 2>&-
 		mount -o move $2/jffs /jffs 2>&-
 		return 0
 	}