diff --git a/init/do_mounts.c b/init/do_mounts.c
index 94aeec7..b290aad 100644
--- a/init/do_mounts.c
+++ b/init/do_mounts.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <linux/security.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/mount.h>
+#include <linux/device.h>
 
 #include <linux/nfs_fs.h>
 #include <linux/nfs_fs_sb.h>
@@ -403,6 +404,10 @@
 		ssleep(root_delay);
 	}
 
+	/* wait for the known devices to complete their probing */
+	while (driver_probe_done() != 0)
+		msleep(100);
+
 	md_run_setup();
 
 	if (saved_root_name[0]) {