--- init.d/bootmisc.in	2009-11-26 12:03:39.311907098 +0100
+++ init.d/bootmisc.in	2009-11-26 12:10:07.554903556 +0100
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@
 	mkdir "$1"/.test.$$ 2>/dev/null && rmdir "$1"/.test.$$
 }
 
+is_dir_tmpfs()
+{
+	[ -e "$1" ] && [ $(stat -fc%T "$1") = tmpfs ]
+}
+
 : ${wipe_tmp:=${WIPE_TMP:-yes}}
 
 cleanup_tmp_dir()
@@ -98,36 +103,38 @@
 		[ -e /var/log/wtmp ] || mkutmp /var/log/wtmp
 		eend 0
 
-		ebegin "Cleaning /var/run"
-		for x in $(find /var/run ! -type d ! -name utmp \
-			! -name random-seed ! -name dev.db \
-			! -name ld-elf.so.hints ! -name ld.so.hints);
-		do
-			# Clean stale sockets
-			if [ -S "$x" ]; then
-				if type fuser >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-					fuser "$x" >/dev/null 2>&1 || rm -- "$x"
-				else
-					rm -- "$x"
+		if ! is_dir_tmpfs /var/run; then
+			ebegin "Cleaning /var/run"
+			for x in $(find /var/run ! -type d ! -name utmp \
+				! -name random-seed ! -name dev.db \
+				! -name ld-elf.so.hints ! -name ld.so.hints);
+			do
+				# Clean stale sockets
+				if [ -S "$x" ]; then
+					if type fuser >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+						fuser "$x" >/dev/null 2>&1 || rm -- "$x"
+					else
+						rm -- "$x"
+					fi
 				fi
-			fi
-			[ ! -f "$x" ] && continue
-			# Do not remove pidfiles of already running daemons
-			case "$x" in
-				*.pid)
-					start-stop-daemon --test --quiet \
-					--stop --pidfile "$x" && continue
-				;;
-			esac
-			rm -f -- "$x"
-		done
-		eend 0
+				[ ! -f "$x" ] && continue
+				# Do not remove pidfiles of already running daemons
+				case "$x" in
+					*.pid)
+						start-stop-daemon --test --quiet \
+						--stop --pidfile "$x" && continue
+					;;
+				esac
+				rm -f -- "$x"
+			done
+			eend 0
+		fi
 	fi
 
 	# Clean up /tmp directories
 	local tmp=
 	for tmp in ${clean_tmp_dirs:-${wipe_tmp_dirs-/tmp}}; do
-		cleanup_tmp_dir "$tmp"
+		! is_dir_tmpfs "$tmp" && cleanup_tmp_dir "$tmp"
 	done
 
 	if dir_writeable /tmp; then