diff --git a/init.d/vdevd b/init.d/vdevd
index 67ba0cd..ebde571 100755
--- a/init.d/vdevd
+++ b/init.d/vdevd
@@ -4,3 +4,8 @@
 service_command='/usr/bin/vdevd'
 service_args=( -f /dev )
 service_tmpfiles=( '/run/vdev:dir' '/run/udev:symlink:/dev/metadata/udev' )
+
+pre_start() {
+	# Ensure that hotplug is empty
+	true > /proc/sys/kernel/hotplug
+}