diff --git a/init.d/swapfiles.in b/init.d/swapfiles.in
index f46f3c86..baf75913 100644
--- a/init.d/swapfiles.in
+++ b/init.d/swapfiles.in
@@ -31,14 +31,16 @@ stop()
 
 	case "$RC_UNAME" in
 		Linux)
-			while read filename type rest; do
-				case "$type" in
-					file) swapoff $filename >/dev/null;;
-				esac
-				case "$filename" in
-					/dev/loop*) swapoff $filename >/dev/null;;
-				esac
-			done < /proc/swaps
+			if [ -e /proc/swaps ]; then
+				while read filename type rest; do
+					case "$type" in
+						file) swapoff $filename >/dev/null;;
+					esac
+					case "$filename" in
+						/dev/loop*) swapoff $filename >/dev/null;;
+					esac
+				done < /proc/swaps
+			fi
 			;;
 	esac
 	eend 0