diff --git a/sys/src/kern/boot/embed.c b/sys/src/kern/boot/embed.c
index b838d94..ec7179b 100644
--- a/sys/src/kern/boot/embed.c
+++ b/sys/src/kern/boot/embed.c
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@ connectembed(void)
 	free(dir);
 
 	print("paqfs...");
-	if(bind("#c", "/dev", MREPL) < 0)
+	if(bind("#0", "/dev", MREPL) < 0)
+		fatal("bind #0");
+	if(bind("#c", "/dev", MAFTER) < 0)
 		fatal("bind #c");
 	if(bind("#p", "/proc", MREPL) < 0)
 		fatal("bind #p");
diff --git a/sys/src/kern/boot/local.c b/sys/src/kern/boot/local.c
index 9f93c4e..60e3a85 100644
--- a/sys/src/kern/boot/local.c
+++ b/sys/src/kern/boot/local.c
@@ -134,7 +134,9 @@ connectlocal(void)
 {
 	int fd;
 
-	if(bind("#c", "/dev", MREPL) < 0)
+	if(bind("#0", "/dev", MREPL) < 0)
+		fatal("bind #0");
+	if(bind("#c", "/dev", MAFTER) < 0)
 		fatal("bind #c");
 	if(bind("#p", "/proc", MREPL) < 0)
 		fatal("bind #p");
diff --git a/sys/src/kern/port/initcode.c b/sys/src/kern/port/initcode.c
index 1654552..45881ee 100644
--- a/sys/src/kern/port/initcode.c
+++ b/sys/src/kern/port/initcode.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ char c[] = "#c";
 char e[] = "#e";
 char ec[] = "#ec";
 char s[] = "#s";
+char self[] = "#0";
 char srv[] = "/srv";
 char env[] = "/env";
 char arg1[] = "-qas";
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ startboot(char *argv0, char **argv)
 	for(i = 0; i < sizeof buf; ++i)
 		buf[i] = '\0';
 
+	bind(self, dev, MREPL);
 	bind(c, dev, MAFTER);
 	bind(ec, env, MAFTER);
 	bind(e, env, MCREATE|MAFTER);