diff --git a/src/initscripts/init.d/mountkernfs b/src/initscripts/init.d/mountkernfs
index 37e66d8bd..f7be82d01 100644
--- a/src/initscripts/init.d/mountkernfs
+++ b/src/initscripts/init.d/mountkernfs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ case "${1}" in
 
 		if ! mountpoint /run &> /dev/null; then
 			boot_mesg -n " /run" ${NORMAL}
-			mount -n -t tmpfs -o nosuid,nodev,mode=755 /run /run || failed=1
+			mount -n -t tmpfs -o nosuid,nodev,mode=755,size=8M /run /run || failed=1
 		fi
 
 		boot_mesg "" ${NORMAL}