diff --git a/kdumpctl b/kdumpctl
index 8617e15..a07a42b 100755
--- a/kdumpctl
+++ b/kdumpctl
@@ -345,7 +345,8 @@ check_files_modified()
 	EXTRA_BINS="$EXTRA_BINS $CHECK_FILES"
 	CHECK_FILES=`grep ^extra_bins $KDUMP_CONFIG_FILE | cut -d\  -f2-`
 	EXTRA_BINS="$EXTRA_BINS $CHECK_FILES"
-	files="$KDUMP_CONFIG_FILE $kdump_kernel $EXTRA_BINS /etc/fstab"
+	files="$KDUMP_CONFIG_FILE $kdump_kernel $EXTRA_BINS"
+	[[ -e /etc/fstab ]] && files="$files /etc/fstab"
 
 	check_exist "$files" && check_executable "$EXTRA_BINS"
 	[ $? -ne 0 ] && return 2
diff --git a/mkdumprd b/mkdumprd
index 3705749..12f59a9 100644
--- a/mkdumprd
+++ b/mkdumprd
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ to_mount() {
     fi
 
     _fstype=$(findmnt -k -f -n -r -o FSTYPE $_dev)
-    _options=$(findmnt --fstab -f -n -r -o OPTIONS $_dev)
+    [[ -e /etc/fstab ]] && _options=$(findmnt --fstab -f -n -r -o OPTIONS $_dev)
     [ -z "$_options" ] && _options=$(findmnt -k -f -n -r -o OPTIONS $_dev)
     # with 'noauto' in fstab nfs and non-root disk mount will fail in 2nd
     # kernel, filter it out here.