diff --git a/debian/libcomedi0.postinst b/debian/libcomedi0.postinst
index 40d76b4..a3f7bc6 100644
--- a/debian/libcomedi0.postinst
+++ b/debian/libcomedi0.postinst
@@ -1,14 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 # Policy says that the user should be asked before we do this.
-for i in 0 1 2 3
-do
-	if [ ! -e /dev/comedi$i ]; then
-		mknod /dev/comedi$i c 98 $i
-		chown root.root /dev/comedi$i
-		chmod 666 /dev/comedi$i
-	fi
-done
+MAKEDEV comedi
 
 #DEBHELPER#