diff --git a/init/builtins.c b/init/builtins.c
index 915c5aa17..490ad4803 100644
--- a/init/builtins.c
+++ b/init/builtins.c
@@ -485,6 +485,16 @@ int do_symlink(int nargs, char **args)
     return symlink(args[1], args[2]);
 }
 
+int do_rm(int nargs, char **args)
+{
+    return unlink(args[1]);
+}
+
+int do_rmdir(int nargs, char **args)
+{
+    return rmdir(args[1]);
+}
+
 int do_sysclktz(int nargs, char **args)
 {
     struct timezone tz;
diff --git a/init/init_parser.c b/init/init_parser.c
index 00e6b9e5f..0898ae8aa 100644
--- a/init/init_parser.c
+++ b/init/init_parser.c
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ int lookup_keyword(const char *s)
         break;
     case 'r':
         if (!strcmp(s, "estart")) return K_restart;
+        if (!strcmp(s, "mdir")) return K_rmdir;
+        if (!strcmp(s, "m")) return K_rm;
         break;
     case 's':
         if (!strcmp(s, "ervice")) return K_service;
diff --git a/init/keywords.h b/init/keywords.h
index d15ad49ef..c977fd788 100644
--- a/init/keywords.h
+++ b/init/keywords.h
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ int do_import(int nargs, char **args);
 int do_mkdir(int nargs, char **args);
 int do_mount(int nargs, char **args);
 int do_restart(int nargs, char **args);
+int do_rm(int nargs, char **args);
+int do_rmdir(int nargs, char **args);
 int do_setkey(int nargs, char **args);
 int do_setprop(int nargs, char **args);
 int do_setrlimit(int nargs, char **args);
@@ -59,6 +61,8 @@ enum {
     KEYWORD(oneshot,     OPTION,  0, 0)
     KEYWORD(onrestart,   OPTION,  0, 0)
     KEYWORD(restart,     COMMAND, 1, do_restart)
+    KEYWORD(rm,          COMMAND, 1, do_rm)
+    KEYWORD(rmdir,       COMMAND, 1, do_rmdir)
     KEYWORD(service,     SECTION, 0, 0)
     KEYWORD(setenv,      OPTION,  2, 0)
     KEYWORD(setkey,      COMMAND, 0, do_setkey)