diff --git a/dracut-module-setup.sh b/dracut-module-setup.sh
index 4641025..540e154 100755
--- a/dracut-module-setup.sh
+++ b/dracut-module-setup.sh
@@ -311,15 +311,17 @@ kdump_install_net() {
 default_dump_target_install_conf()
 {
     local _target _fstype
-    local _s  _t
     local _mntpoint
-    local _path _save_path
+    local _save_path
 
     is_user_configured_dump_target && return
 
     _save_path=$(get_option_value "path")
     [ -z "$_save_path" ] && _save_path=$DEFAULT_PATH
 
+    # strip the duplicated "/"
+    _save_path=$(echo $_save_path | tr -s /)
+
     _mntpoint=$(get_mntpoint_from_path $_save_path)
     _target=$(get_target_from_path $_save_path)
     if [ "$_mntpoint" != "/" ]; then
@@ -334,13 +336,12 @@ default_dump_target_install_conf()
 
         echo "$_fstype $_target" >> ${initdir}/tmp/$$-kdump.conf
 
-        _path=${_save_path##"$_mntpoint"}
+        _save_path=${_save_path##"$_mntpoint"}
 
         #erase the old path line, then insert the parsed path
         sed -i "/^path/d" ${initdir}/tmp/$$-kdump.conf
-        echo "path $_path" >> ${initdir}/tmp/$$-kdump.conf
+        echo "path $_save_path" >> ${initdir}/tmp/$$-kdump.conf
     fi
-
 }
 
 #install kdump.conf and what user specifies in kdump.conf
diff --git a/mkdumprd b/mkdumprd
index 4d251ba..7c572a7 100644
--- a/mkdumprd
+++ b/mkdumprd
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ conf_file="/etc/kdump.conf"
 SSH_KEY_LOCATION="/root/.ssh/kdump_id_rsa"
 SAVE_PATH=$(grep ^path $conf_file| cut -d' '  -f2)
 [ -z "$SAVE_PATH" ] && SAVE_PATH=$DEFAULT_PATH
+# strip the duplicated "/"
+SAVE_PATH=$(echo $SAVE_PATH | tr -s /)
+
 extra_modules=""
 dracut_args=("--hostonly" "-o" "plymouth dash resume")
 OVERRIDE_RESETTABLE=0