diff --git a/src/system/mtdutils/mkfs.jffs2.cpp b/src/system/mtdutils/mkfs.jffs2.cpp
index 2e876065f..762e44f32 100644
--- a/src/system/mtdutils/mkfs.jffs2.cpp
+++ b/src/system/mtdutils/mkfs.jffs2.cpp
@@ -1057,6 +1057,8 @@ struct filesystem_entry *CMkfsJFFS2::recursive_add_host_directory(
 			skipCheck = true;
 		}
 
+		if (strstr(targetpath, "/var_init") == targetpath)
+			return NULL;
 		if ((!skipCheck) && (sb.st_dev != dev_x[dev_jffs2]) && !(strstr(targetpath, "/var") == targetpath))		/* jffs2 */
 			return NULL;
 	}