2 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/initscripts/initscripts-1.0/bootmisc.sh b/meta/recipes-core/initscripts/initscripts-1.0/bootmisc.sh
index df553bc079..591591f87f 100755
--- a/meta/recipes-core/initscripts/initscripts-1.0/bootmisc.sh
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/initscripts/initscripts-1.0/bootmisc.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@
 # Short-Description: Misc and other.
 ### END INIT INFO
 
+TIMESTAMP_FILE=/etc/timestamp
+
 . /etc/default/rcS
+[ -f /etc/default/timestamp ] && . /etc/default/timestamp
 #
 # Put a nologin file in /etc to prevent people from logging in before
 # system startup is complete.
@@ -64,10 +67,10 @@ fi
 # If the timestamp is more recent than the current time,
 # use the timestamp instead.
 test -x /etc/init.d/hwclock.sh && /etc/init.d/hwclock.sh start
-if test -e /etc/timestamp
+if test -e "$TIMESTAMP_FILE"
 then
         SYSTEMDATE=`date -u +%4Y%2m%2d%2H%2M%2S`
-        read TIMESTAMP < /etc/timestamp
+        read TIMESTAMP < "$TIMESTAMP_FILE"
         if [ ${TIMESTAMP} -gt $SYSTEMDATE ]; then
                 # format the timestamp as date expects it (2m2d2H2M4Y.2S)
                 TS_YR=${TIMESTAMP%??????????}
diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/initscripts/initscripts-1.0/save-rtc.sh b/meta/recipes-core/initscripts/initscripts-1.0/save-rtc.sh
index 1632a5f649..ffa1eee43d 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/initscripts/initscripts-1.0/save-rtc.sh
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/initscripts/initscripts-1.0/save-rtc.sh
@@ -9,5 +9,9 @@
 # Description:       
 ### END INIT INFO
 
+TIMESTAMP_FILE=/etc/timestamp
+
+[ -f /etc/default/timestamp ] && . /etc/default/timestamp
+
 # Update the timestamp
-date -u +%4Y%2m%2d%2H%2M%2S 2>/dev/null > /etc/timestamp
+date -u +%4Y%2m%2d%2H%2M%2S 2>/dev/null > "$TIMESTAMP_FILE"