diff --git a/pkg/init/bin/rc.init b/pkg/init/bin/rc.init
index 7b5e65df8..883c655a0 100755
--- a/pkg/init/bin/rc.init
+++ b/pkg/init/bin/rc.init
@@ -98,10 +98,8 @@ ip addr add 127.0.0.1/8 dev lo brd + scope host
 ip route add 127.0.0.0/8 dev lo scope host
 ip link set lo up
 
-# for containerising dhcpcd and other containers that need writable etc
-mkdir /tmp/etc
-mv /etc/resolv.conf /tmp/etc/resolv.conf
-ln -snf /tmp/etc/resolv.conf /etc/resolv.conf
+# for containerizing dhcpcd and other containers that need writable /etc/resolv.conf
+[ -L /etc/resolv.conf ] && mkdir -p $(dirname $(readlink -n /etc/resolv.conf))
 
 # remount rootfs as readonly
 mount -o remount,ro /