diff --git a/package/udev/S10udev b/package/udev/S10udev
index 13dfdf56e3..7bb430923d 100755
--- a/package/udev/S10udev
+++ b/package/udev/S10udev
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ test -r $UDEV_CONFIG || exit 6
 
 case "$1" in
     start)
-        echo -n "Populating $udev_root using udev: "
+        echo -n "Populating ${udev_root:-/dev} using udev: "
         echo -e '\000\000\000\000' > /proc/sys/kernel/hotplug
         $UDEV_BIN -d || (echo "FAIL" && exit 1)
         echo "done"