diff --git a/base/mkinitramfs/pkg_linux26_post.conf b/base/mkinitramfs/pkg_linux26_post.conf
index 9082c5194..88780c704 100644
--- a/base/mkinitramfs/pkg_linux26_post.conf
+++ b/base/mkinitramfs/pkg_linux26_post.conf
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
 hook_add postdoc 5 'mkinitrd_run'
 
 mkinitrd_run() {
-	echo_status "running mkinitramfs ..."
-	sh "$root/sbin/mkinitramfs" -R "${root:-/}" "${lx_kernelrelease}"
+	if pkginstalled mkinitramfs; then
+		echo_status "running mkinitramfs ..."
+		sh "$root$( pkgprefix sbindir mkinitramfs )/mkinitramfs" -R "${root:-/}" "${lx_kernelrelease}"
+	else
+		echo_warning "mkinitramfs is missing."
+	fi
 }