diff --git a/packages/sysutils/udev/init.d/01_udevd b/packages/sysutils/udev/init.d/01_udevd
index f09f84822e..271270dce2 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/udev/init.d/01_udevd
+++ b/packages/sysutils/udev/init.d/01_udevd
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 #
 # runlevels: openelec, textmode
 
+. /etc/profile
+
 progress "starting udev daemon"
 
   echo -e '\000\000\000\000' > /proc/sys/kernel/hotplug
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/udev/init.d/02_udev-monitor b/packages/sysutils/udev/init.d/02_udev-monitor
index c99cc08041..dc84337478 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/udev/init.d/02_udev-monitor
+++ b/packages/sysutils/udev/init.d/02_udev-monitor
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 #
 # runlevels: openelec, textmode
 
+. /etc/profile
+
 UDEV_LOGFILE="/dev/.udev.log"
 
 progress "monitoring udev events"
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/udev/init.d/03_udev-trigger b/packages/sysutils/udev/init.d/03_udev-trigger
index 382358e6fd..e3090d01fd 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/udev/init.d/03_udev-trigger
+++ b/packages/sysutils/udev/init.d/03_udev-trigger
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 #
 # runlevels: openelec, textmode
 
+. /etc/profile
+
 progress "request udev events from the kernel"
 
   (