diff --git a/fs/skeleton/etc/inittab b/fs/skeleton/etc/inittab
index 4be14b8297..873db29c7e 100644
--- a/fs/skeleton/etc/inittab
+++ b/fs/skeleton/etc/inittab
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
 # process   == program to run
 
 # Startup the system
-null::sysinit:/bin/mount -o remount,rw /
 null::sysinit:/bin/mount -t proc proc /proc
+null::sysinit:/bin/mount -o remount,rw /
 null::sysinit:/bin/mkdir -p /dev/pts
 null::sysinit:/bin/mount -a
 null::sysinit:/bin/hostname -F /etc/hostname