@@ -, +, @@ 
 read-write.
---
 init.d/localmount.in |    6 ++++++
 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
--- a/init.d/localmount.in	
+++ a/init.d/localmount.in	
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ start()
 		no_netdev="-O no_netdev"
 	fi
 	ebegin "Mounting local filesystems"
+
+	# if /usr is mountpoint and is mounted read-only, remount it read-write.
+	if mountinfo -q /usr && mountinfo -q -o ro /usr; then
+		mount -o remount,rw /usr
+	fi
+
 	mount -at "$types" $no_netdev
 	eend $? "Some local filesystem failed to mount"
 
--