diff --git a/system/skeleton/etc/fstab b/system/skeleton/etc/fstab
index 2b418a0eb6..169054b74f 100644
--- a/system/skeleton/etc/fstab
+++ b/system/skeleton/etc/fstab
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # <file system>	<mount pt>	<type>	<options>	<dump>	<pass>
 /dev/root	/		ext2	rw,noauto	0	1
 proc		/proc		proc	defaults	0	0
-devpts		/dev/pts	devpts	defaults,gid=5,mode=620	0	0
+devpts		/dev/pts	devpts	defaults,gid=5,mode=620,ptmxmode=0666	0	0
 tmpfs		/dev/shm	tmpfs	mode=0777	0	0
 tmpfs		/tmp		tmpfs	mode=1777	0	0
 tmpfs		/run		tmpfs	mode=0755,nosuid,nodev	0	0