--- /usr/share/genkernel/generic/linuxrc        2008-11-14 01:07:35.000000000 +0000
+++ linuxrc     2008-11-14 17:43:45.000000000 +0000
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@
                # else not a good root and start over.
                if [ "$?" = '0' ]
                then
-                       if [ -d ${NEW_ROOT}/dev -a -x ${NEW_ROOT}/sbin/init ]
+                       if [ -d ${NEW_ROOT}/dev -a -x ${NEW_ROOT}/sbin/init ] || [ "${REAL_ROOT}" = "/dev/nfs" ]
                        then
                                break
                        else