diff --git a/defaults/linuxrc b/defaults/linuxrc
index 0fc60ae..e3629b2 100644
--- a/defaults/linuxrc
+++ b/defaults/linuxrc
@@ -359,15 +359,19 @@ else
 	good_msg 'Skipping module load; no modules in the ramdisk!'
 fi
 
+# Give udev time to execute all the rules. This may be beneficial
+# for usb-storage devices.
+is_udev && udevadm settle
+
+# Apply scan delay if specified
+sdelay
+
 # If we're mdev, we better wait for all the modules to be loaded.
 if is_mdev
 then
 	splashcmd init
 fi
 
-# Apply scan delay if specified
-sdelay
-
 cd /
 
 # Start iSCSI