diff --git a/kmod-igb.spec b/kmod-igb.spec
index 58514a3373f5965ddf84fc0895e79b1b49288938..1023c1d18e46f93b6e625b6de9ccf0b309aaa134 100644
--- a/kmod-igb.spec
+++ b/kmod-igb.spec
@@ -396,8 +396,10 @@ echo "Updating initrd..."
 # Default is dracut but we'll try mkinitrd if that's not found.
 which dracut >/dev/null 2>&1
 if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-	echo "Using dracut to update initrd..."
-	initrd_cmd="dracut --force"
+	if [ -e "/boot/initramfs-`uname -r`.img" ]; then
+		echo "Using dracut to update initrd..."
+		initrd_cmd="dracut --force"
+	fi
 else
 	which mkinitrd >/dev/null 2>&1
 	if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
@@ -445,13 +447,15 @@ 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
-        fi
+	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..."
         if mkinitrd; then