diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/package.mk b/packages/sysutils/busybox/package.mk
index 41f617622a..ed4569902c 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/package.mk
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/package.mk
@@ -244,8 +244,12 @@ makeinstall_init() {
     touch $INSTALL/etc/fstab
     ln -sf /proc/self/mounts $INSTALL/etc/mtab
 
-  if [ -f $PROJECT_DIR/$PROJECT/initramfs/platform_init ]; then
+  if [ -n "$DEVICE" -a -f $PROJECT_DIR/$PROJECT/devices/$DEVICE/initramfs/platform_init ]; then
+    cp $PROJECT_DIR/$PROJECT/devices/$DEVICE/initramfs/platform_init $INSTALL
+  elif [ -f $PROJECT_DIR/$PROJECT/initramfs/platform_init ]; then
     cp $PROJECT_DIR/$PROJECT/initramfs/platform_init $INSTALL
+  fi
+  if [ -f $INSTALL/platform_init ]; then
     chmod 755 $INSTALL/platform_init
   fi