diff --git a/tools/tools/nanobsd/nanobsd.sh b/tools/tools/nanobsd/nanobsd.sh
index a08f04eb8557..063f4cb3b211 100644
--- a/tools/tools/nanobsd/nanobsd.sh
+++ b/tools/tools/nanobsd/nanobsd.sh
@@ -196,19 +196,6 @@ install_etc ( ) (
 	${NANO_PMAKE} __MAKE_CONF=${NANO_MAKE_CONF} distribution \
 		DESTDIR=${NANO_WORLDDIR} \
 		> ${MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX}/_.etc 2>&1
-	(
-	cd ${NANO_WORLDDIR}
-
-	# create diskless marker file
-	touch etc/diskless
-
-	# save config file for scripts
-	echo "NANO_DRIVE=${NANO_DRIVE}" > etc/nanobsd.conf
-
-	echo "/dev/${NANO_DRIVE}s1a / ufs ro 1 1" > etc/fstab
-	echo "/dev/${NANO_DRIVE}s3 /cfg ufs rw,noauto 2 2" >> etc/fstab
-	mkdir -p cfg
-	)
 )
 
 install_kernel ( ) (
@@ -265,6 +252,24 @@ setup_nanobsd ( ) (
 	) > ${MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX}/_.dl 2>&1
 )
 
+setup_nanobsd_etc ( ) (
+	echo "## configure nanobsd /etc"
+
+	(
+	cd ${NANO_WORLDDIR}
+
+	# create diskless marker file
+	touch etc/diskless
+
+	# save config file for scripts
+	echo "NANO_DRIVE=${NANO_DRIVE}" > etc/nanobsd.conf
+
+	echo "/dev/${NANO_DRIVE}s1a / ufs ro 1 1" > etc/fstab
+	echo "/dev/${NANO_DRIVE}s3 /cfg ufs rw,noauto 2 2" >> etc/fstab
+	mkdir -p cfg
+	)
+)
+
 prune_usr() (
 
 	# Remove all empty directories in /usr 
@@ -590,6 +595,7 @@ clean_world
 make_conf_install
 install_world
 install_etc
+setup_nanobsd_etc
 install_kernel
 
 run_customize