@@ -, +, @@ 
---
 modules/generic_stage_target.py | 10 +++++++++-
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
--- a/modules/generic_stage_target.py	
+++ a/modules/generic_stage_target.py	
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ class generic_stage_target(generic_target):
 				"/usr/portage/distfiles":self.settings["distdir"],"/var/tmp/portage":"tmpfs"}
 		if os.uname()[0] == "Linux":
 			self.mounts.append("/dev/pts")
+		self.mounts.append('/run/shm')
+		self.mountmap['/run/shm'] = 'tmpfs'
 
 		self.set_mounts()
 
@@ -895,6 +897,7 @@ class generic_stage_target(generic_target):
 
 	def bind(self):
 		for x in self.mounts:
+			print('mounting {}'.format(x))
 			if not os.path.exists(self.settings["chroot_path"]+x):
 				os.makedirs(self.settings["chroot_path"]+x,0755)
 
@@ -914,7 +917,12 @@ class generic_stage_target(generic_target):
 						self.settings["chroot_path"]+x)
 			else:
 				if src == "tmpfs":
-					if "var_tmpfs_portage" in self.settings:
+					if x.endswith('shm'):
+						retval = os.system(
+							'mount -t tmpfs none {}{}'.format(
+								self.settings['chroot_path'],
+								x))
+					elif "var_tmpfs_portage" in self.settings:
 						retval=os.system("mount -t tmpfs -o size="+\
 							self.settings["var_tmpfs_portage"]+"G "+src+" "+\
 							self.settings["chroot_path"]+x)
--