diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/01_mount-filesystem b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/01_mount-filesystem
index 2808c45191..c99c9f666b 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/01_mount-filesystem
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/01_mount-filesystem
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ progress "mounting needed filesystems"
   mount -n -t debugfs debugfs /sys/kernel/debug
 
   if [ ! "$RUNLEVEL" = "installer" -a "$DEBUG" = "yes" ]; then
+    [ ! -d $HOME/log ] && rm -rf $HOME/log &>/dev/null
     mkdir -p $HOME/log
     ln -sf $HOME/log /var/log
   else