2 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/initrdscripts/files/init-install-efi.sh b/meta/recipes-core/initrdscripts/files/init-install-efi.sh
index f564f4e2d6..bf8a76b96b 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/initrdscripts/files/init-install-efi.sh
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/initrdscripts/files/init-install-efi.sh
@@ -144,6 +144,12 @@ if [ ! "${device#/dev/mmcblk}" = "${device}" ]; then
     part_prefix="p"
     rootwait="rootwait"
 fi
+
+# USB devices also require rootwait
+if [ -n `readlink /dev/disk/by-id/usb* | grep $TARGET_DEVICE_NAME` ]; then
+    rootwait="rootwait"
+fi
+
 bootfs=${device}${part_prefix}1
 rootfs=${device}${part_prefix}2
 swap=${device}${part_prefix}3
diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/initrdscripts/files/init-install.sh b/meta/recipes-core/initrdscripts/files/init-install.sh
index 72ce92b964..5f2599e724 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/initrdscripts/files/init-install.sh
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/initrdscripts/files/init-install.sh
@@ -152,6 +152,11 @@ if [ ! "${device#/dev/mmcblk}" = "${device}" ]; then
     rootwait="rootwait"
 fi
 
+# USB devices also require rootwait
+if [ -n `readlink /dev/disk/by-id/usb* | grep $TARGET_DEVICE_NAME` ]; then
+    rootwait="rootwait"
+fi
+
 if [ $grub_version -eq 0 ] ; then
     bios_boot=''
     bootfs=${device}${part_prefix}1