diff --git a/boot/boot.sh b/boot/boot.sh
index 1589ba796e1..6115bd988c1 100644
--- a/boot/boot.sh
+++ b/boot/boot.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ mount -n -t proc none /proc
 echo "mounting /sys..."
 mount -n -t sysfs none /sys
 
+echo "mounting /dev/pts..."
+mount -n -t devpts none /dev/pts
+
 #echo "checking /dev/root..."
 #e2fsck -y /dev/root || test "$?" -le 1
 
diff --git a/fill-disk.sh b/fill-disk.sh
index 84ace7b66d7..9e7e11e4f2c 100755
--- a/fill-disk.sh
+++ b/fill-disk.sh
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ echo creating file system hierarchy on target drive
 make_dir 00755 /bin
 make_dir 00755 /boot
 make_dir 00755 /dev
+make_dir 00755 /dev/pts
 make_dir 00755 /etc # global non-constant configuration
 make_dir 00755 /etc-secret
 make_dir 00755 /home