diff --git a/init/do_mounts.c b/init/do_mounts.c
index 8369ffa5f33d..a95bbdb2a502 100644
--- a/init/do_mounts.c
+++ b/init/do_mounts.c
@@ -225,10 +225,11 @@ dev_t name_to_dev_t(const char *name)
 #endif
 
 	if (strncmp(name, "/dev/", 5) != 0) {
-		unsigned maj, min;
+		unsigned maj, min, offset;
 		char dummy;
 
-		if (sscanf(name, "%u:%u%c", &maj, &min, &dummy) == 2) {
+		if ((sscanf(name, "%u:%u%c", &maj, &min, &dummy) == 2) ||
+		    (sscanf(name, "%u:%u:%u:%c", &maj, &min, &offset, &dummy) == 3)) {
 			res = MKDEV(maj, min);
 			if (maj != MAJOR(res) || min != MINOR(res))
 				goto fail;