diff --git a/src/finit.c b/src/finit.c
index cb6a460d..46492e4e 100644
--- a/src/finit.c
+++ b/src/finit.c
@@ -399,13 +399,15 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	cgroup_init();
 
+
+	/* Check and mount filesystems. */
+	fs_init();
+
 	/*
 	 * Initialize .conf system and load static /etc/finit.conf.
 	 */
 	conf_init();
 
-	fs_init();
-
 	/* Bootstrap conditions, needed for hooks */
 	cond_init();