diff --git a/update-initramfs b/update-initramfs
index b36f9dd..4bb8d8a 100755
--- a/update-initramfs
+++ b/update-initramfs
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ backup_initramfs()
 	[ ! -r "${initramfs}" ] && return 0
 	initramfs_bak="${initramfs}.dpkg-bak"
 	[ -r "${initramfs_bak}" ] && rm -f "${initramfs_bak}"
-	ln -f "${initramfs}" "${initramfs_bak}" \
+	ln -f "${initramfs}" "${initramfs_bak}" 2>/dev/null \
 		|| cp -a "${initramfs}" "${initramfs_bak}"
 	verbose "Keeping ${initramfs_bak}"
 }