diff --git a/nixos/modules/system/boot/stage-1-init.sh b/nixos/modules/system/boot/stage-1-init.sh
index 0c1be71cf5326d..f7c2940049e569 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/system/boot/stage-1-init.sh
+++ b/nixos/modules/system/boot/stage-1-init.sh
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ done
 # Create device nodes in /dev.
 @preDeviceCommands@
 echo "running udev..."
+ln -sfn /proc/self/fd /dev/fd
 mkdir -p /etc/systemd
 ln -sfn @linkUnits@ /etc/systemd/network
 mkdir -p /etc/udev