diff --git a/init.d/tmpfiles.dev.in b/init.d/tmpfiles.dev.in
index 35669284..c809bf93 100644
--- a/init.d/tmpfiles.dev.in
+++ b/init.d/tmpfiles.dev.in
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ depend()
 start()
 {
 	ebegin "setting up tmpfiles.d entries for /dev"
-	@LIBEXECDIR@/sh/tmpfiles.sh --prefix=/dev --create ${tmpfiles_opts}
+	@LIBEXECDIR@/sh/tmpfiles.sh --prefix=/dev --create --boot ${tmpfiles_opts}
 	eend $?
 	return 0
 }