diff --git a/sh/init.sh.Linux.in b/sh/init.sh.Linux.in
index 96474ffd..21757fde 100644
--- a/sh/init.sh.Linux.in
+++ b/sh/init.sh.Linux.in
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ if [ -d /run ]; then
 		chown root:uucp /run/lock
 		chmod 0775 /run/lock
 	fi
-else
+elif [ -e /run ]; then
 	einfo "Unable to mount /run since it is not a directory"
 fi