diff --git a/system/activate-configuration.sh b/system/activate-configuration.sh
index 5474dd905cb..7aba11b2642 100644
--- a/system/activate-configuration.sh
+++ b/system/activate-configuration.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ for i in @path@; do PATH=$PATH:$i/bin:$i/sbin; done
 
 # Needed by some programs.
 ln -sfn /proc/self/fd /dev/fd
+ln -sfn /proc/self/fd/0 /dev/stdin
+ln -sfn /proc/self/fd/1 /dev/stdout
+ln -sfn /proc/self/fd/2 /dev/stderr
 
 
 # Set up the statically computed bits of /etc.