diff --git a/doc/Install b/doc/Install
index 05f23a2..fdd25fc 100644
--- a/doc/Install
+++ b/doc/Install
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ You might want to create a file called "/etc/shutdown.allow". Read the
 manual page on shutdown to find out more about this.
 
 Running from a read-only file system (CDROM?):
-o All communication to init goes through the FIFO /dev/initctl.
+o All communication to init goes through the FIFO /run/initctl.
   There should be no problem using a read-only root file system
   IF you use a Linux kernel > 1.3.66. Older kernels don't allow
   writing to a FIFO on a read-only file system.
diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index b6ecc13..3695b6c 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -217,8 +217,8 @@ ifeq ($(ROOT),)
 		#
 		# This part is skipped on Debian systems, the
 		# debian.preinst script takes care of it.
-		@if [ ! -p /dev/initctl ]; then \
-		 echo "Creating /dev/initctl"; \
-		 rm -f /dev/initctl; \
-		 mknod -m 600 /dev/initctl p; fi
+		@if [ ! -p /run/initctl ]; then \
+		 echo "Creating /run/initctl"; \
+		 rm -f /run/initctl; \
+		 mknod -m 600 /run/initctl p; fi
 endif
diff --git a/src/init.c b/src/init.c
index da715d1..723c60a 100644
--- a/src/init.c
+++ b/src/init.c
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ char *argv0;			/* First arguments; show up in ps listing */
 int maxproclen;			/* Maximal length of argv[0] with \0 */
 struct utmp utproto;		/* Only used for sizeof(utproto.ut_id) */
 char *console_dev;		/* Console device. */
-int pipe_fd = -1;		/* /dev/initctl */
+int pipe_fd = -1;		/* /run/initctl */
 int did_boot = 0;		/* Did we already do BOOT* stuff? */
 int main(int, char **);
 
@@ -2326,13 +2326,13 @@ void check_init_fifo(void)
   int			quit = 0;
 
   /*
-   *	First, try to create /dev/initctl if not present.
+   *	First, try to create /run/initctl if not present.
    */
   if (stat(INIT_FIFO, &st2) < 0 && errno == ENOENT)
 	(void)mkfifo(INIT_FIFO, 0600);
 
   /*
-   *	If /dev/initctl is open, stat the file to see if it
+   *	If /run/initctl is open, stat the file to see if it
    *	is still the _same_ inode.
    */
   if (pipe_fd >= 0) {
@@ -2346,7 +2346,7 @@ void check_init_fifo(void)
   }
 
   /*
-   *	Now finally try to open /dev/initctl
+   *	Now finally try to open /run/initctl
    */
   if (pipe_fd < 0) {
 	if ((pipe_fd = open(INIT_FIFO, O_RDWR|O_NONBLOCK)) >= 0) {
@@ -2652,7 +2652,7 @@ void process_signals()
   }
   if (ISMEMBER(got_signals, SIGUSR1)) {
 	/*
-	 *	SIGUSR1 means close and reopen /dev/initctl
+	 *	SIGUSR1 means close and reopen /run/initctl
 	 */
 	INITDBG(L_VB, "got SIGUSR1");
 	close(pipe_fd);
@@ -2890,7 +2890,7 @@ int telinit(char *progname, int argc, char **argv)
 			strerror(errno));
 
 	/* Open the fifo and write a command. */
-	/* Make sure we don't hang on opening /dev/initctl */
+	/* Make sure we don't hang on opening /run/initctl */
 	SETSIG(sa, SIGALRM, signal_handler, 0);
 	alarm(3);
 	if ((fd = open(INIT_FIFO, O_WRONLY)) >= 0) {
diff --git a/src/initreq.h b/src/initreq.h
index e234215..ee8a355 100644
--- a/src/initreq.h
+++ b/src/initreq.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * initreq.h	Interface to talk to init through /dev/initctl.
+ * initreq.h	Interface to talk to init through /run/initctl.
  *
  *		Copyright (C) 1995-2004 Miquel van Smoorenburg
  *
@@ -26,11 +26,7 @@
 #include <sys/param.h>
 
 #ifndef INIT_FIFO
-#  if defined(__FreeBSD_kernel__)
-#    define INIT_FIFO  "/etc/.initctl"
-#  else
-#    define INIT_FIFO  "/dev/initctl"
-#  endif
+#define INIT_FIFO  "/run/initctl"
 #endif
 
 #define INIT_MAGIC 0x03091969
diff --git a/src/shutdown.c b/src/shutdown.c
index 11c616f..d9ac9f4 100644
--- a/src/shutdown.c
+++ b/src/shutdown.c
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ int init_setenv(char *name, char *value)
 
         /*
 	 *	Open the fifo and write the command.
-         *	Make sure we don't hang on opening /dev/initctl
+         *	Make sure we don't hang on opening /run/initctl
 	 */
 	memset(&sa, 0, sizeof(sa));
 	sa.sa_handler = alrm_handler;