diff -Nru initramfs-tools-0.92bubuntu23/debian/changelog initramfs-tools-0.92bubuntu24/debian/changelog
--- initramfs-tools-0.92bubuntu23/debian/changelog	2009-03-09 23:06:56.000000000 +0100
+++ initramfs-tools-0.92bubuntu24/debian/changelog	2009-03-11 10:25:48.000000000 +0100
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+initramfs-tools (0.92bubuntu24) jaunty; urgency=low
+
+  * be more robust against not installed versions
+    (LP: #338563)
+
+ -- Michael Vogt <michael.vogt@ubuntu.com>  Wed, 11 Mar 2009 10:25:42 +0100
+
 initramfs-tools (0.92bubuntu23) jaunty; urgency=low
 
   * Forgot the top-level MODPROBE_OPTIONS set.
diff -Nru initramfs-tools-0.92bubuntu23/update-initramfs initramfs-tools-0.92bubuntu24/update-initramfs
--- initramfs-tools-0.92bubuntu23/update-initramfs	2008-06-24 08:16:03.000000000 +0200
+++ initramfs-tools-0.92bubuntu24/update-initramfs	2009-03-11 10:26:23.000000000 +0100
@@ -334,11 +334,11 @@
 
 set_linked_version()
 {
-	if [ -L /initrd.img ]; then
+	if [ -L /initrd.img -a -e /initrd.img ]; then
 		linktarget="$(basename "$(readlink /initrd.img)")"
 	fi
 
-	if [ -L /boot/initrd.img ]; then
+	if [ -L /boot/initrd.img -a -e /boot/initrd.img ]; then
 		linktarget="$(basename "$(readlink /boot/initrd.img)")"
 	fi