1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/mdk-stage1/disk.c b/mdk-stage1/disk.c
index a8765ae69..3cd2da6a4 100644
--- a/mdk-stage1/disk.c
+++ b/mdk-stage1/disk.c
@@ -224,9 +224,7 @@ static enum return_type try_with_device(char *dev_name)
         }
 
         /* uglyness to allow auto starting with devfs */
-        if (IS_AUTOMATIC)
-		choice = get_auto_value("partition");
-        else {
+        if (!IS_AUTOMATIC || streq((choice = get_auto_value("partition")), "")) {
                 if (parts[0] == NULL) {
                         stg1_error_message("No partitions found.");
                         return RETURN_ERROR;