diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/scripts/init b/packages/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/scripts/init
index c84b4d6916..52d7dbd17b 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/scripts/init
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/scripts/init
@@ -24,9 +24,16 @@
       bootchart)
         BOOTCHART=yes
         ;;
+      fastboot)
+        FASTBOOT=yes
+        ;;
     esac
   done
 
+  if test "$FASTBOOT" = yes; then
+    IONICE="/bin/busybox ionice -c 1 -n 0"
+  fi
+
   progress() {
     if test "$DEBUG" = yes; then
       echo "### $1 ###"
@@ -57,14 +64,10 @@
   update() {
     if [ -f "$UPDATE_DIR/$2" ]; then
       echo "updating $1..."
-        /bin/busybox ionice -c 1 -n 0 \
-          /bin/busybox mount -o remount,rw /flash
-        /bin/busybox ionice -c 1 -n 0 \
-          /bin/busybox mv $UPDATE_DIR/$2 $3
-        /bin/busybox ionice -c 1 -n 0 \
-          /bin/busybox mount -o remount,ro /flash
-        /bin/busybox ionice -c 1 -n 0 \
-          /bin/busybox sync
+        $IONICE /bin/busybox mount -o remount,rw /flash
+        $IONICE /bin/busybox mv $UPDATE_DIR/$2 $3
+        $IONICE /bin/busybox mount -o remount,ro /flash
+        $IONICE /bin/busybox sync
         [ $2 = $IMAGE_KERNEL ] && REBOOT=1
     fi
   }
@@ -88,26 +91,18 @@
     debug_shell
   fi
 
-  /bin/busybox ionice -c 1 -n 0 \
-    /bin/busybox mount --move /proc /sysroot/proc
-  /bin/busybox ionice -c 1 -n 0 \
-    /bin/busybox mount --move /sys /sysroot/sys
-  /bin/busybox ionice -c 1 -n 0 \
-    /bin/busybox mount --move /dev /sysroot/dev
-  /bin/busybox ionice -c 1 -n 0 \
-    /bin/busybox mount --move /flash /sysroot/flash
-  /bin/busybox ionice -c 1 -n 0 \
-    /bin/busybox mount --move /storage /sysroot/storage
+    $IONICE /bin/busybox mount --move /proc /sysroot/proc
+    $IONICE /bin/busybox mount --move /sys /sysroot/sys
+    $IONICE /bin/busybox mount --move /dev /sysroot/dev
+    $IONICE /bin/busybox mount --move /flash /sysroot/flash
+    $IONICE /bin/busybox mount --move /storage /sysroot/storage
 
   if [ "$BOOTCHART" = "yes" -a -f "/sysroot/sbin/bootchartd" ] ; then
     progress "Starting Bootchart logging"
-    /bin/busybox ionice -c 1 -n 0 \
-      /bin/busybox mkdir -p /sysroot/storage/.bootchart
-    exec /bin/busybox ionice -c 1 -n 0 \
-      /bin/busybox switch_root /sysroot /sbin/bootchartd -o /storage/.bootchart
+      $IONICE /bin/busybox mkdir -p /sysroot/storage/.bootchart
+    exec $IONICE /bin/busybox switch_root /sysroot /sbin/bootchartd -o /storage/.bootchart
   else
-    exec /bin/busybox ionice -c 1 -n 0 \
-      /bin/busybox switch_root /sysroot /sbin/init
+    exec $IONICE /bin/busybox switch_root /sysroot /sbin/init
   fi
 
   error "INIT_3" "Error in initramfs. Could not switch to new root"