diff --git a/rc.in b/rc.in
index 10173d2..1971ce9 100755
--- a/rc.in
+++ b/rc.in
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ rc.remount_root() {
 rc.boot() {
 	rc.mount_misc
 	rc.tmpdirs
+	rc.tmpfiles
 	rc.hostname
 	rc.timezone
 	rc.modules
@@ -158,6 +159,10 @@ rc.timezone() {
 	}
 }
 
+rc.tmpfiles() {
+	>/run/utmp
+}
+
 rc.main() {
 	source "@ETC@/rc.conf"