diff --git a/mkimage b/mkimage
index 53676a1d..fbe37bf8 100755
--- a/mkimage
+++ b/mkimage
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ DIRS_TO_TRIM="/usr/share/man
 /usr/share/locale
 /var/log
 /usr/share/info
+/dev
 "
 
 debootstrap_arch_args=( )