diff --git a/init/init.c b/init/init.c
index 74c0308..bd1db7a 100644
--- a/init/init.c
+++ b/init/init.c
@@ -817,27 +817,21 @@
      * that /data/local.prop cannot interfere with them.
      */
     start_property_service();
+    if (get_property_set_fd() < 0) {
+        ERROR("start_property_service() failed\n");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
     return 0;
 }
 
 static int signal_init_action(int nargs, char **args)
 {
     signal_init();
-    return 0;
-}
-
-static int check_startup_action(int nargs, char **args)
-{
-    /* make sure we actually have all the pieces we need */
-    if ((get_property_set_fd() < 0) ||
-        (get_signal_fd() < 0)) {
-        ERROR("init startup failure\n");
+    if (get_signal_fd() < 0) {
+        ERROR("signal_init() failed\n");
         exit(1);
     }
-
-        /* signal that we hit this point */
-    unlink("/dev/.booting");
-
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1098,7 +1092,6 @@
     queue_builtin_action(mix_hwrng_into_linux_rng_action, "mix_hwrng_into_linux_rng");
     queue_builtin_action(property_service_init_action, "property_service_init");
     queue_builtin_action(signal_init_action, "signal_init");
-    queue_builtin_action(check_startup_action, "check_startup");
 
     /* Don't mount filesystems or start core system services if in charger mode. */
     if (is_charger) {
@@ -1107,7 +1100,7 @@
         action_for_each_trigger("late-init", action_add_queue_tail);
     }
 
-        /* run all property triggers based on current state of the properties */
+    /* run all property triggers based on current state of the properties */
     queue_builtin_action(queue_property_triggers_action, "queue_property_triggers");
 
 
diff --git a/rootdir/init.rc b/rootdir/init.rc
index 68eae67..bbce64f 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.rc
@@ -168,6 +168,10 @@
 on load_all_props_action
     load_all_props
 
+# Indicate to fw loaders that the relevant mounts are up.
+on firmware_mounts_complete
+    rm /dev/.booting
+
 # Mount filesystems and start core system services.
 on late-init
     trigger early-fs
@@ -183,6 +187,9 @@
     trigger early-boot
     trigger boot
 
+    # Remove a file to wake up anything waiting for firmware
+    trigger firmware_mounts_complete
+
 on post-fs
     # once everything is setup, no need to modify /
     mount rootfs rootfs / ro remount