1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/meta/classes/image_types.bbclass b/meta/classes/image_types.bbclass
index 6c3a89eefc..8e33214955 100644
--- a/meta/classes/image_types.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/image_types.bbclass
@@ -70,7 +70,11 @@ IMAGE_CMD_cpio () {
         (cd ${IMAGE_ROOTFS} && find . | cpio -o -H newc >${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${IMAGE_NAME}.rootfs.cpio)
         if [ ! -e ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}/init ]; then
                 mkdir -p ${WORKDIR}/cpio_append
-                touch ${WORKDIR}/cpio_append/init
+                if [ -e ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}/sbin/init -o -L ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}/sbin/init ]; then
+                        ln -sf /sbin/init ${WORKDIR}/cpio_append/init
+                else
+                        touch ${WORKDIR}/cpio_append/init
+                fi
                 (cd  ${WORKDIR}/cpio_append && echo ./init | cpio -oA -H newc -F ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${IMAGE_NAME}.rootfs.cpio)
         fi
 }