diff --git a/defaults/initrd.scripts b/defaults/initrd.scripts
index 66130ae..1f9372e 100755
--- a/defaults/initrd.scripts
+++ b/defaults/initrd.scripts
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ rundebugshell() {
 
 swsusp_resume() {
 	# determine swap resume partition
-	local device=$(ls -lL "${REAL_RESUME}" | sed 's/\  */ /g' | cut -d \  -f 5-6 | sed 's/,\ */:/')
+	local device=$(get_real_filename "${REAL_RESUME}")
 	[ -f /sys/power/resume ] && echo "${device}" > /sys/power/resume
 	return 0
 }
@@ -987,3 +987,13 @@ setup_unionfs() {
 		USE_UNIONFS_NORMAL=0
 	fi
 }
+
+get_real_filename() {
+	local file=$1
+
+	if [ -L "${file}" ]; then
+		readlink ${file}
+	elif [ -f "${file}" ]; then
+		echo "${file}"
+	fi
+}