diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/recovery/recovery-initramfs/recovery-initramfs-init b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/recovery/recovery-initramfs/recovery-initramfs-init
index f3b74bd0e..02c590551 100644
--- a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/recovery/recovery-initramfs/recovery-initramfs-init
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/recovery/recovery-initramfs/recovery-initramfs-init
@@ -374,17 +374,14 @@ mount -t sysfs sysfs /sys
 mount -t devtmpfs devtmpfs /dev
 mount -t tmpfs tmpfs /tmp
 
-# Register mdev as device manager
-if [ -f /proc/sys/kernel/hotplug ]; then
-	echo > /dev/mdev.seq
-	echo > /dev/mdev.log
-	echo "/sbin/mdev" > /proc/sys/kernel/hotplug
-	mdev -s
-fi
-
-# Give some time for the devices to settle down
+# Give some time for the devices to settle down so mdev can mount all of them
 sleep 2
 
+# Register mdev as device manager
+echo > /dev/mdev.seq
+echo > /dev/mdev.log
+mdev -s
+
 # Run all shell scripts in postinstall folder
 run-parts /etc/*-postinsts