diff --git a/kmod-ixgbe.spec b/kmod-ixgbe.spec
index 23547578ed824e7f4178f1f74d7cbde6fd42d16a..4b9da9b9401f97da5efc31bbacf2bc814b11eed5 100644
--- a/kmod-ixgbe.spec
+++ b/kmod-ixgbe.spec
@@ -413,12 +413,14 @@ fi
 
 if which dracut >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 	echo "Updating initramfs with dracut..."
-	if dracut --force ; then
-		echo "Successfully updated initramfs."
-	else
-		echo "Failed to update initramfs."
-		echo "You must update your initramfs image for changes to take place."
-		exit -1
+	if [ -e "/boot/initramfs-`uname -r`.img" ]; then
+		if dracut --force ; then
+			echo "Successfully updated initramfs."
+		else
+			echo "Failed to update initramfs."
+			echo "You must update your initramfs image for changes to take place."
+			exit -1
+		fi
 	fi
 elif which mkinitrd >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 	echo "Updating initrd with mkinitrd..."
@@ -454,13 +456,15 @@ fi
 rm /var/run/rpm-%{pkg}-modules.list
 
 if which dracut >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-	echo "Updating initramfs with dracut..."
-	if dracut --force ; then
-		echo "Successfully updated initramfs."
-	else
-		echo "Failed to update initramfs."
-		echo "You must update your initramfs image for changes to take place."
-		exit -1
+	if [ -e "/boot/initramfs-`uname -r`.img" ]; then
+		echo "Updating initramfs with dracut..."
+		if dracut --force ; then
+			echo "Successfully updated initramfs."
+		else
+			echo "Failed to update initramfs."
+			echo "You must update your initramfs image for changes to take place."
+			exit -1
+		fi
 	fi
 elif which mkinitrd >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 	echo "Updating initrd with mkinitrd..."