diff --git a/package/base-files/Makefile b/package/base-files/Makefile
index 1334d80d5d..e51d65ac42 100644
--- a/package/base-files/Makefile
+++ b/package/base-files/Makefile
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ define Package/base-files/install
 	rm -f $(1)/var
 	$(LN) /tmp $(1)/var
 	mkdir -p $(1)/etc
-	$(LN) /tmp/resolv.conf /tmp/fstab /tmp/TZ /tmp/localtime $(1)/etc/
+	$(LN) /tmp/resolv.conf /tmp/TZ /tmp/localtime $(1)/etc/
 
 	chmod 0600 $(1)/etc/shadow
 	chmod 1777 $(1)/tmp
diff --git a/package/base-files/files/etc/fstab b/package/base-files/files/etc/fstab
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6e9b7baf53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/base-files/files/etc/fstab
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>