diff --git a/fs/devfs-core.c b/fs/devfs-core.c
index 62571fb..2541ea3 100644
--- a/fs/devfs-core.c
+++ b/fs/devfs-core.c
@@ -121,9 +121,13 @@
 
 struct cdev *cdev_open(const char *name, unsigned long flags)
 {
-	struct cdev *cdev = cdev_by_name(name);
+	struct cdev *cdev;
 	int ret;
 
+	if (!strncmp(name, "/dev/", 5))
+		name += 5;
+
+	cdev = cdev_by_name(name);
 	if (!cdev)
 		return NULL;