diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index f17cdbe28768..ab85b832f246 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 01660dfc37933c92dbb7c5718aea61f88025d71f
+refs/heads/master: 43f901fbc8ba94bfa8d58155ba9378d7a13af636
diff --git a/trunk/usr/gen_init_cpio.c b/trunk/usr/gen_init_cpio.c
index b2b3c2d1cf8b..59df70d9d1dc 100644
--- a/trunk/usr/gen_init_cpio.c
+++ b/trunk/usr/gen_init_cpio.c
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ static int cpio_mkslink(const char *name, const char *target,
 	char s[256];
 	time_t mtime = time(NULL);
 
+	if (name[0] == '/')
+		name++;
 	sprintf(s,"%s%08X%08X%08lX%08lX%08X%08lX"
 	       "%08X%08X%08X%08X%08X%08X%08X",
 		"070701",		/* magic */
@@ -152,6 +154,8 @@ static int cpio_mkgeneric(const char *name, unsigned int mode,
 	char s[256];
 	time_t mtime = time(NULL);
 
+	if (name[0] == '/')
+		name++;
 	sprintf(s,"%s%08X%08X%08lX%08lX%08X%08lX"
 	       "%08X%08X%08X%08X%08X%08X%08X",
 		"070701",		/* magic */
@@ -245,6 +249,8 @@ static int cpio_mknod(const char *name, unsigned int mode,
 	else
 		mode |= S_IFCHR;
 
+	if (name[0] == '/')
+		name++;
 	sprintf(s,"%s%08X%08X%08lX%08lX%08X%08lX"
 	       "%08X%08X%08X%08X%08X%08X%08X",
 		"070701",		/* magic */
@@ -332,6 +338,8 @@ static int cpio_mkfile(const char *name, const char *location,
 		/* data goes on last link */
 		if (i == nlinks) size = buf.st_size;
 
+		if (name[0] == '/')
+			name++;
 		namesize = strlen(name) + 1;
 		sprintf(s,"%s%08X%08X%08lX%08lX%08X%08lX"
 		       "%08lX%08X%08X%08X%08X%08X%08X",