diff --git a/init.d/vdevd b/init.d/vdevd
index 7b00a8e..76459e5 100755
--- a/init.d/vdevd
+++ b/init.d/vdevd
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ service_tmpfiles=( '/run/vdev:dir' '/run/udev:symlink:/dev/metadata/udev' )
 
 pre_start() {
 	# Ensure that hotplug is empty
-	true > /proc/sys/kernel/hotplug
+	if [[ -f /proc/sys/kernel/hotplug ]]; then
+		true > /proc/sys/kernel/hotplug
+	fi
 
 	"$service_command" -1 -f /dev &>"$service_logfile"
 }