diff --git a/package/base-files/files/etc/hotplug2.rules b/package/base-files/files/etc/hotplug2.rules
index d2a931adcf..7f1aca9178 100644
--- a/package/base-files/files/etc/hotplug2.rules
+++ b/package/base-files/files/etc/hotplug2.rules
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+DEVICENAME ~~ (tun|tap[0-9]) {
+	makedev /dev/net/%DEVICENAME% 0644
+	next
+}
+
 DEVPATH is set {
 			makedev /dev/%DEVICENAME% 0644
 }