Index: sys/compat/linux/linux_common.c
===================================================================
--- sys/compat/linux/linux_common.c
+++ sys/compat/linux/linux_common.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 #include <sys/param.h>
 #include <sys/systm.h>
+#include <sys/conf.h>
 #include <sys/exec.h>
 #include <sys/imgact.h>
 #include <sys/imgact_elf.h>
@@ -59,7 +60,32 @@
 static eventhandler_tag linux_thread_dtor_tag;
 static eventhandler_tag	linux_exit_tag;
 
+static struct cdev *dev_shm_cdev;
+static struct cdevsw dev_shm_cdevsw = {
+     .d_version = D_VERSION,
+     .d_name    = "dev_shm",
+};
 
+static void
+linux_dev_shm_create(void)
+{
+	int error;
+
+	error = make_dev_p(MAKEDEV_CHECKNAME | MAKEDEV_WAITOK, &dev_shm_cdev,
+	    &dev_shm_cdevsw, NULL, UID_ROOT, GID_WHEEL, 0600, "shm/shm");
+	if (error != 0) {
+		printf("%s: failed to create device node, error %d",
+		    __func__, error);
+	}
+}
+
+static void
+linux_dev_shm_destroy(void)
+{
+
+	destroy_dev(dev_shm_cdev);
+}
+
 static int
 linux_common_modevent(module_t mod, int type, void *data)
 {
@@ -67,6 +93,7 @@
 
 	switch(type) {
 	case MOD_LOAD:
+		linux_dev_shm_create();
 		linux_osd_jail_register();
 		linux_exit_tag = EVENTHANDLER_REGISTER(process_exit,
 		    linux_proc_exit, NULL, 1000);
@@ -78,6 +105,7 @@
 			linux_device_register_handler(*ldhp);
 		break;
 	case MOD_UNLOAD:
+		linux_dev_shm_destroy();
 		linux_osd_jail_deregister();
 		SET_FOREACH(ldhp, linux_device_handler_set)
 			linux_device_unregister_handler(*ldhp);