diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/init b/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/init
index 265b76cb1f..82090c6381 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/init
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/init
@@ -511,6 +511,9 @@
         fi
       fi
       mount_part "$disk" "/storage" "rw,noatime"
+    else
+      # /storage should always be writable
+      mount -t tmpfs none /storage
     fi
   }
 
@@ -627,10 +630,7 @@
     fi
 
     mount --move /flash /sysroot/flash
-
-    if [ -n "$disk" ]; then
-      mount --move /storage /sysroot/storage
-    fi
+    mount --move /storage /sysroot/storage
 
     if [ ! -d "/sysroot/lib/modules/$(uname -r)/" -a -f "/sysroot/usr/lib/systemd/systemd" ]; then
       echo ""