1 files changed, 14 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/util-linux/mdev.c b/util-linux/mdev.c
index 2bb022476..9c33feb35 100644
--- a/util-linux/mdev.c
+++ b/util-linux/mdev.c
@@ -45,8 +45,13 @@ static void make_device(char *path, int delete)
                 strcat(path, "/dev");
                 len = open_read_close(path, temp + 1, 64);
                 *temp++ = 0;
-                if (len < 1)
-                        return;
+                if (len < 1) {
+                        if (ENABLE_FEATURE_MDEV_EXEC)
+                                /* no "dev" file, so just try to run script */
+                                *temp = 0;
+                        else
+                                return;
+                }
         }
 
         /* Determine device name, type, major and minor */
@@ -181,8 +186,12 @@ static void make_device(char *path, int delete)
         }
 
         if (!delete) {
-                if (sscanf(temp, "%d:%d", &major, &minor) != 2)
-                        return;
+                if (sscanf(temp, "%d:%d", &major, &minor) != 2) {
+                        if (ENABLE_FEATURE_MDEV_EXEC)
+                                goto skip_creation;
+                        else
+                                return;
+                }
 
                 if (ENABLE_FEATURE_MDEV_RENAME)
                         unlink(device_name);
@@ -217,6 +226,7 @@ static void make_device(char *path, int delete)
                                 free(dest);
                         }
                 }
+ skip_creation: /* nothing */ ;
         }
         if (ENABLE_FEATURE_MDEV_EXEC && command) {
                 /* setenv will leak memory, so use putenv */