diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 2ea814b..e0348b4 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Section: misc
 Priority: extra
 Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, initramfs-tools (>= 0.92bubuntu55), busybox-initramfs (>= 1:1.1.3-4ubuntu3), dmsetup, user-setup, sudo, eject, uuid-runtime, localechooser-data (>= 2.65ubuntu1), util-linux (>= 2.15-1), file, lzma, udev (>= 174), cifs-utils
 Conflicts: usplash (<< 0.4-43), live-initramfs
+Recommends: mdadm
 Breaks: genext2fs (<< 1.4.1)
 Tag: admin::boot, admin::filesystem, implemented-in::shell, protocol::smb, role::plugin, scope::utility, special::completely-tagged, works-with-format::iso9660
 Description: Run a "live" preinstalled system from read-only media
diff --git a/scripts/casper b/scripts/casper
index 5861ced..f5f077a 100644
--- a/scripts/casper
+++ b/scripts/casper
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ find_livefs() {
         fi
     fi
     # or do the scan of block devices
-    for sysblock in $(echo /sys/block/* | tr ' ' '\n' | egrep -v "/(loop|ram|fd|md)"); do
+    for sysblock in $(echo /sys/block/* | tr ' ' '\n' | egrep -v "/(loop|ram|fd)"); do
         devname=$(sys2dev "${sysblock}")
         [ -e "$devname" ] || continue
         fstype=$(get_fstype "${devname}")