diff --git a/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/boot b/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/boot
index c7d1d4af3a..332a5c96f3 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/boot
+++ b/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/boot
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ boot() {
 	chmod 1777 /var/lock
 	mkdir -p /var/log
 	mkdir -p /var/run
+	ln -s /var/run /run
+	ln -s /var/lock /run/lock
 	mkdir -p /var/state
 	mkdir -p /var/tmp
 	mkdir -p /tmp/.uci