diff --git a/appliance/init b/appliance/init
index 7a16d7dc7..f4656fb0a 100755
--- a/appliance/init
+++ b/appliance/init
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ mkdir -p /run/tmpfiles.d
 kmod static-nodes --format=tmpfiles --output=/run/tmpfiles.d/kmod.conf
 
 # Set up tmpfiles (must run after kmod.conf is created above).
-systemd-tmpfiles --prefix=/dev --create
+systemd-tmpfiles --prefix=/dev --create --boot
 
 # Find udevd and run it directly.
 for f in /sbin/udevd /lib/udev/udevd \