diff --git a/dracut.spec b/dracut.spec
index d0de841..d61e344 100644
--- a/dracut.spec
+++ b/dracut.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:          dracut
 Version:       044.20161015git
-Release:       2mamba
+Release:       3mamba
 Summary:       Generic, modular initramfs generation tool that can be used across various distributions
 Group:         System/Kernel and Hardware
 Vendor:        openmamba
@@ -149,9 +149,9 @@ ln -s ../bin/mkinitrd %{buildroot}%{_sbindir}/mkinitrd
 
 %posttrans
 if [ $1 -ge 1 ]; then
+   KVER=`uname -r`
+   INITRAMFS=/boot/initramfs-$KVER.img
    if [ -e /boot/vmlinuz-$KVER ]; then
-      KVER=`uname -r`
-      INITRAMFS=/boot/initramfs-$KVER.img
       [ -e $INITRAMFS -a ${_sysconfdir}/dracut.conf -nt $INITRAMFS ] || continue
       mkinitrd $INITRAMFS $KVER -f -q
    fi
@@ -367,6 +367,9 @@ fi
 #%doc NEWS README README.generic README.kernel README.modules TODO
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Apr 18 2017 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 044.20161015git-3mamba
+- fix posttrans script to avoid creating initramfs if related kernel is missing
+
 * Mon Apr 10 2017 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 044.20161015git-2mamba
 - posttrans: check for kernel image existence before making initrd (to fix chroot makedist installation)