diff --git a/package/base-files/files/etc/hotplug2-common.rules b/package/base-files/files/etc/hotplug2-common.rules
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ed785e3b1c7ae06d58578466eb617a8f5e869904
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/base-files/files/etc/hotplug2-common.rules
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+
+DEVICENAME ~~ (null|full|ptmx|tty|zero) {
+	nothrottle
+	makedev /dev/%DEVICENAME% 0666
+	next
+}
+
+DEVICENAME ~~ (tun|tap[0-9]) {
+	nothrottle
+	makedev /dev/net/%DEVICENAME% 0644
+	next
+}
+
+DEVICENAME ~~ (ppp) {
+	nothrottle
+	makedev /dev/%DEVICENAME% 0600
+	next
+}
+
+DEVICENAME ~~ (controlC[0-9]|pcmC0D0*|timer) {
+	nothrottle
+	makedev /dev/snd/%DEVICENAME% 0644
+	next
+}
+
+DEVPATH is set {
+	nothrottle
+	makedev /dev/%DEVICENAME% 0644
+}
+
+FIRMWARE is set {
+	nothrottle
+	exec /sbin/hotplug-call firmware;
+	next
+}
diff --git a/package/base-files/files/etc/hotplug2-init.rules b/package/base-files/files/etc/hotplug2-init.rules
index 385af19193461a3cbf19eac4cf8bf31591777b20..429cdbbe162d7ea28b67ec6c7e9b09ba0a2bc5dd 100644
--- a/package/base-files/files/etc/hotplug2-init.rules
+++ b/package/base-files/files/etc/hotplug2-init.rules
@@ -1,38 +1,4 @@
-
-DEVICENAME ~~ (null|full|ptmx|tty|zero) {
-	nothrottle
-	makedev /dev/%DEVICENAME% 0666
-	next
-}
-
-DEVICENAME ~~ (tun|tap[0-9]) {
-	nothrottle
-	makedev /dev/net/%DEVICENAME% 0644
-	next
-}
-
-DEVICENAME ~~ (ppp) {
-	nothrottle
-	makedev /dev/%DEVICENAME% 0600
-	next
-}
-
-DEVICENAME ~~ (controlC[0-9]|pcmC0D0*|timer) {
-	nothrottle
-	makedev /dev/snd/%DEVICENAME% 0644
-	next
-}
-
-DEVPATH is set {
-	nothrottle
-	makedev /dev/%DEVICENAME% 0644
-}
-
-FIRMWARE is set {
-	nothrottle
-	exec /sbin/hotplug-call firmware;
-	next
-}
+$include /etc/hotplug2-common.rules
 
 SUBSYSTEM ~~ button {
 	exec kill -USR1 1 ;
diff --git a/package/hotplug2/files/hotplug2.rules b/package/hotplug2/files/hotplug2.rules
index 8429857824e145869b690ed043c4dec4263caa1a..1f3a444151b4fedf8ebfb36a2b5c421cc0afcb66 100644
--- a/package/hotplug2/files/hotplug2.rules
+++ b/package/hotplug2/files/hotplug2.rules
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-$include /etc/hotplug2-init.rules
+$include /etc/hotplug2-common.rules
 
 SUBSYSTEM ~~ (net|button|usb) {
 	exec /sbin/hotplug-call %SUBSYSTEM%;