diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/init b/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/init
index 0f8bfc5651..7283acdee5 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/init
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/init
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@
 
   LIVE="no"
 
+  # load cpu firmware if possible
+  if [ -e /sys/devices/system/cpu/microcode/reload ]; then
+    echo 1 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/microcode/reload
+  fi
+
   # hide kernel log messages on console
   echo '1 4 1 7' > /proc/sys/kernel/printk