diff --git a/package/base-files/Makefile b/package/base-files/Makefile
index 12f94898a7..b076dd9445 100644
--- a/package/base-files/Makefile
+++ b/package/base-files/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/kernel.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/version.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=base-files
-PKG_RELEASE:=161
+PKG_RELEASE:=162
 
 PKG_FILE_DEPENDS:=$(PLATFORM_DIR)/ $(GENERIC_PLATFORM_DIR)/base-files/
 PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=opkg/host usign/host
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ define ImageConfigOptions
 	mkdir -p $(1)/lib/preinit
 	echo 'pi_suppress_stderr="$(CONFIG_TARGET_PREINIT_SUPPRESS_STDERR)"' >$(1)/lib/preinit/00_preinit.conf
 	echo 'fs_failsafe_wait_timeout=$(if $(CONFIG_TARGET_PREINIT_TIMEOUT),$(CONFIG_TARGET_PREINIT_TIMEOUT),2)' >>$(1)/lib/preinit/00_preinit.conf
-	echo 'pi_init_path=$(if $(CONFIG_TARGET_INIT_PATH),$(CONFIG_TARGET_INIT_PATH),"/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin")' >>$(1)/lib/preinit/00_preinit.conf
+	echo 'pi_init_path=$(if $(CONFIG_TARGET_INIT_PATH),$(CONFIG_TARGET_INIT_PATH),"/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin")' >>$(1)/lib/preinit/00_preinit.conf
 	echo 'pi_init_env=$(if $(CONFIG_TARGET_INIT_ENV),$(CONFIG_TARGET_INIT_ENV),"")' >>$(1)/lib/preinit/00_preinit.conf
 	echo 'pi_init_cmd=$(if $(CONFIG_TARGET_INIT_CMD),$(CONFIG_TARGET_INIT_CMD),"/sbin/init")' >>$(1)/lib/preinit/00_preinit.conf
 	echo 'pi_init_suppress_stderr="$(CONFIG_TARGET_INIT_SUPPRESS_STDERR)"' >>$(1)/lib/preinit/00_preinit.conf
diff --git a/package/base-files/image-config.in b/package/base-files/image-config.in
index c1c0924f20..3dfbedcfe5 100644
--- a/package/base-files/image-config.in
+++ b/package/base-files/image-config.in
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ menuconfig INITOPT
 	config TARGET_INIT_PATH
 		string
 		prompt "PATH for regular boot" if INITOPT
-		default "/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin"
+		default "/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin"
 		help
 			Default PATH used during normal operation