diff --git a/init.d/devfs.in b/init.d/devfs.in
index bcdbdcd4..5af68f91 100644
--- a/init.d/devfs.in
+++ b/init.d/devfs.in
@@ -69,7 +69,14 @@ seed_dev()
 	# so udev can add its start-message to dmesg
 	[ -c /dev/kmsg ] || mknod -m 660 /dev/kmsg c 1 11
 
-	# Mount required stuff as user may not have then in /etc/fstab
+	# extra symbolic links not provided by default
+	[ -e /dev/fd ] || ln -snf /proc/self/fd /dev/fd
+	[ -e /dev/stdin ] || ln -snf /proc/self/fd/0 /dev/stdin
+	[ -e /dev/stdout ] || ln -snf /proc/self/fd/1 /dev/stdout
+	[ -e /dev/stderr ] || ln -snf /proc/self/fd/2 /dev/stderr
+	[ -e /proc/kcore ] && ln -snf /proc/kcore /dev/core
+
+	# Mount required directories as user may not have them in /etc/fstab
 	for x in \
 		"mqueue /dev/mqueue 1777 ,nodev mqueue" \
 		"devpts /dev/pts 0755 ,gid=5,mode=0620 devpts" \