diff --git a/scripts/gen_initramfs_list.sh b/scripts/gen_initramfs_list.sh
index 3eea8f15131..76af5f9623e 100644
--- a/scripts/gen_initramfs_list.sh
+++ b/scripts/gen_initramfs_list.sh
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ print_mtime() {
 }
 
 list_parse() {
-	echo "$1 \\"
+	[ ! -L "$1" ] && echo "$1 \\" || :
 }
 
 # for each file print a line in following format