Index: linux-3.8.3/init/main.c
===================================================================
--- linux-3.8.3.orig/init/main.c	2013-04-02 21:43:30.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-3.8.3/init/main.c	2013-04-02 21:44:26.362130897 +0200
@@ -835,7 +835,8 @@
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "Failed to execute %s.  Attempting "
 					"defaults...\n", execute_command);
 	}
-	if (!run_init_process("/sbin/init") ||
+	if (!run_init_process("/etc/preinit") ||
+	    !run_init_process("/sbin/init") ||
 	    !run_init_process("/etc/init") ||
 	    !run_init_process("/bin/init") ||
 	    !run_init_process("/bin/sh"))