--- a/etc/init.d/root	2013-01-27 17:07:30.000000000 +0200
+++ a/etc/init.d/root	2013-03-16 23:48:25.000000000 +0200
@@ -21,9 +21,20 @@ 
 				rm -f /fastboot /forcefsck
 			else
 				ebegin "Remounting root filesystem read/write"
+				local nfs_root="$(awk '!/^[[:space:]]*#/ && ($2 == "/")  \
+					&& ($3 == "nfs" || $3 =="nfs4" ) \
+					{printf("%s %s\n", $1, $2)}' \
+					/etc/fstab)"
 				case "$RC_UNAME" in
 					Linux)
-						mount -n -o remount,rw /
+						if [[ -n "${nfs_root}" ]]; then
+							einfo "Found NFS rootfs(${nfs_root})."
+							einfo "Trying to remount NFS / read-write ..."
+							mount -n ${nfs_root} -o remount,rw
+						else
+							mount -n -o remount,rw /
+						fi
+
 					;;
 					*)
 						mount -u -o rw /
@@ -37,7 +48,7 @@ 
 		;;
 	esac
 
-	ebegin "Remounting filesystems"
+	ebegin "Remounting other (!=\"/\") filesystems"
 	local mountpoint
 	for mountpoint in $(fstabinfo); do
 		case "${mountpoint}" in