--- trunk/initscripts/sysvinit/rc/rc	2012/04/02 11:26:04	1788
+++ trunk/initscripts/sysvinit/rc/rc	2012/04/02 11:27:25	1789
@@ -55,9 +55,12 @@
 	# mount sys file system before udev
 	if [ -d /sys ]
 	then
-		rc_print "Mounting sysfs file system ..."
-		mount -n -t sysfs sysfs /sys
-		evaluate_retval
+		if [ ! -e /sys/kernel/notes ]
+		then
+			rc_print "Mounting sysfs file system ..."
+			mount -n -t sysfs sysfs /sys
+			evaluate_retval
+		fi
 	else
 		rc_echo -e ${COLRED}"Fatal: mountpoint /sys missing ..."
 		rc_echo -e ${COLYELLOW}"Please create the directory /sys (mkdir -p /sys)."