diff --git a/config/base.toml b/config/base.toml
index 6fec395c0..dff9bea33 100644
--- a/config/base.toml
+++ b/config/base.toml
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@ uutils = {}
 [[files]]
 path = "/usr/lib/init.d/00_base"
 data = """
-# clear and recreate tmpdir with 0o1777 permission
-rm -rf /tmp
-mkdir -m a=rwxt /tmp
-
 ipcd
 ptyd
 nowait sudo --daemon
@@ -38,6 +34,12 @@ data = """
 pcid-spawner /etc/pcid.d/
 """
 
+[[files]]
+path = "/usr/lib/init.d/00_tmp"
+data = """
+ramfs tmp
+"""
+
 [[files]]
 path = "/etc/hostname"
 data = "redox"
@@ -168,12 +170,16 @@ directory = true
 mode = 0o755
 
 [[files]]
-path = "/var/tmp"
-data = ""
-directory = true
-mode = 0o1777
+path = "/tmp"
+data = "/scheme/tmp"
+symlink = true
 
 ## Device file symlinks
+[[files]]
+path = "/var/tmp"
+data = "/scheme/tmp"
+symlink = true
+
 [[files]]
 path = "/dev/null"
 data = "/scheme/null"
diff --git a/recipes/core/base/recipe.toml b/recipes/core/base/recipe.toml
index 2afacf3a0..a8618bae5 100644
--- a/recipes/core/base/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/core/base/recipe.toml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ BINS=(
     virtio-netd
     xhcid
     inputd
+    ramfs
     redoxerd
 )
 
@@ -61,11 +62,14 @@ export CARGO_PROFILE_RELEASE_PANIC=abort
     $(for bin in "${BINS[@]}"; do echo "-p" "${bin}"; done)
 for bin in "${BINS[@]}"
 do
-    if [[ "${bin}" == "inputd" || "${bin}" == "pcid" || "${bin}" == "pcid-spawner" || "${bin}" == "redoxerd" ]]; then
+    case "${bin}" in
+    inputd | pcid | pcid-spawner | ramfs | redoxerd)
         cp -v "target/${TARGET}/${build_type}/${bin}" "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr/bin"
-    else
+        ;;
+    *)
         cp -v "target/${TARGET}/${build_type}/${bin}" "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr/lib/drivers"
-    fi
+        ;;
+    esac
 done
 
 mkdir -pv "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/etc/pcid"