Index: sys/compat/linux/linux.h
===================================================================
--- sys/compat/linux/linux.h
+++ sys/compat/linux/linux.h
@@ -140,4 +140,7 @@
 int linux_to_bsd_signal(int sig);
 int bsd_to_linux_signal(int sig);
 
+void linux_dev_shm_create(void);
+void linux_dev_shm_destroy(void);
+
 #endif /* _LINUX_MI_H_ */
Index: sys/compat/linux/linux.c
===================================================================
--- sys/compat/linux/linux.c
+++ sys/compat/linux/linux.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 
 #include <sys/param.h>
 #include <sys/systm.h>
+#include <sys/conf.h>
 #include <sys/ctype.h>
 #include <sys/jail.h>
 #include <sys/lock.h>
@@ -126,6 +127,12 @@
 	SIGSYS		/* LINUX_SIGSYS */
 };
 
+static struct cdev *dev_shm_cdev;
+static struct cdevsw dev_shm_cdevsw = {
+     .d_version = D_VERSION,
+     .d_name    = "dev_shm",
+};
+
 /*
  * Map Linux RT signals to the FreeBSD RT signals.
  */
@@ -520,4 +527,24 @@
 out:
 	free(kosa, M_SONAME);
 	return (error);
+}
+
+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);
+	}
+}
+
+void
+linux_dev_shm_destroy(void)
+{
+
+	destroy_dev(dev_shm_cdev);
 }
Index: sys/compat/linux/linux_common.c
===================================================================
--- sys/compat/linux/linux_common.c
+++ sys/compat/linux/linux_common.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include <sys/sx.h>
 #include <sys/sysctl.h>
 
+#include <compat/linux/linux.h>
 #include <compat/linux/linux_emul.h>
 #include <compat/linux/linux_ioctl.h>
 #include <compat/linux/linux_mib.h>
@@ -59,7 +60,6 @@
 static eventhandler_tag linux_thread_dtor_tag;
 static eventhandler_tag	linux_exit_tag;
 
-
 static int
 linux_common_modevent(module_t mod, int type, void *data)
 {
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
 
 	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 +79,7 @@
 			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);
Index: sys/i386/linux/linux_sysvec.c
===================================================================
--- sys/i386/linux/linux_sysvec.c
+++ sys/i386/linux/linux_sysvec.c
@@ -1007,6 +1007,7 @@
 			linux_get_machine(&linux_kplatform);
 			linux_szplatform = roundup(strlen(linux_kplatform) + 1,
 			    sizeof(char *));
+			linux_dev_shm_create();
 			linux_osd_jail_register();
 			stclohz = (stathz ? stathz : hz);
 			if (bootverbose)
@@ -1032,6 +1033,7 @@
 			EVENTHANDLER_DEREGISTER(process_exit, linux_exit_tag);
 			EVENTHANDLER_DEREGISTER(process_exec, linux_exec_tag);
 			EVENTHANDLER_DEREGISTER(thread_dtor, linux_thread_dtor_tag);
+			linux_dev_shm_destroy();
 			linux_osd_jail_deregister();
 			if (bootverbose)
 				printf("Linux ELF exec handler removed\n");