diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/busybox/busybox-1.20.2/busybox-static-nodes b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/busybox/busybox-1.20.2/busybox-static-nodes
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..3f04d8061
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/busybox/busybox-1.20.2/busybox-static-nodes
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#===============================================================================
+#
+#  busybox-static-nodes
+#
+#  Copyright (C) 2013 by Digi International Inc.
+#  All rights reserved.
+#
+#  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+#  under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published by
+#  the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+#  !Description: make static device nodes from device table
+#
+#===============================================================================
+
+set -e
+
+MAKEDEVS="/sbin/makedevs"
+DEVICE_TABLE_CFG="/etc/device_table"
+
+# Create static device nodes via configuration file.
+if [ -f "${DEVICE_TABLE_CFG}" ]; then
+	${MAKEDEVS} -d "${DEVICE_TABLE_CFG}" / >/dev/null 2>&1
+fi
diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/busybox/busybox-1.20.2/mdev b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/busybox/busybox-1.20.2/mdev
index 2483be6ed..3a128ff08 100755
--- a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/busybox/busybox-1.20.2/mdev
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/busybox/busybox-1.20.2/mdev
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ if [ "${1}" != "start" ]; then
 fi
 
 MDEV="/sbin/mdev"
-MAKEDEVS="/sbin/makedevs"
-CONFIG="/etc/device_table"
 
 # Create shared memory mount point
 mkdir -p /dev/shm
@@ -36,9 +34,6 @@ fi
 # Create all device nodes scanning /sys.
 ${MDEV} -s
 
-# Create rest device nodes via configuration file.
-[ -f "${CONFIG}" ] && ${MAKEDEVS} -d "${CONFIG}" / >/dev/null 2>&1
-
 # mount storage devices
 usbmount
 mmc-mount
diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/busybox/busybox_1.20.2.bbappend b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/busybox/busybox_1.20.2.bbappend
index 936893a86..5ac9ee62c 100644
--- a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/busybox/busybox_1.20.2.bbappend
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/busybox/busybox_1.20.2.bbappend
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ SRC_URI += "file://0001-del-baudrates.patch \
             file://acpid.map \
             file://pswitch-press \
             file://pswitch-release \
+            file://busybox-static-nodes \
            "
 
 # Add device handlers to 'mdev' package
@@ -56,6 +57,13 @@ FILES_${PN}-acpid = " ${sysconfdir}/init.d/busybox-acpid \
 INITSCRIPT_PACKAGES =+ "${PN}-acpid"
 INITSCRIPT_NAME_${PN}-acpid = "busybox-acpid"
 
+# static-nodes package (create static nodes from /etc/device_table)
+PACKAGES =+ "${PN}-static-nodes"
+FILES_${PN}-static-nodes = "${sysconfdir}/init.d/busybox-static-nodes"
+INITSCRIPT_PACKAGES =+ "${PN}-static-nodes"
+INITSCRIPT_NAME_${PN}-static-nodes = "busybox-static-nodes"
+INITSCRIPT_PARAMS_${PN}-static-nodes = "start 07 S ."
+
 do_install_append() {
 	if grep "CONFIG_MDEV=y" ${WORKDIR}/defconfig; then
 		if grep "CONFIG_FEATURE_MDEV_CONF=y" ${WORKDIR}/defconfig; then
@@ -86,4 +94,7 @@ do_install_append() {
 		install -m 0755 ${WORKDIR}/pswitch-press ${D}${sysconfdir}/acpi/
 		install -m 0755 ${WORKDIR}/pswitch-release ${D}${sysconfdir}/acpi/
 	fi
+	if grep "CONFIG_MAKEDEVS=y" ${WORKDIR}/defconfig; then
+		install -m 0755 ${WORKDIR}/busybox-static-nodes ${D}${sysconfdir}/init.d/
+	fi
 }
diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-core.bb b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-core.bb
index 0f0c1732d..e0f0b143c 100644
--- a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-core.bb
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-core.bb
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ RDEPENDS_${PN} = "\
     base-files \
     base-passwd \
     busybox \
+    busybox-static-nodes \
     ${@base_contains("MACHINE_FEATURES", "rtc", "busybox-hwclock", "", d)} \
     ${@base_contains("MACHINE_FEATURES", "keyboard", "${VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_keymaps}", "", d)} \
     ${@base_contains("MACHINE_FEATURES", "touchscreen", "${VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_touchscreen}", "",d)} \