[Merge] lp:~noorez-kassam/ubuntu/utopic/initramfs-tools/fix-for-1317437 into lp:ubuntu/initramfs-tools

[Noorez]

Can this be backported to trusty as well?

p.s. first ever ubuntu patch. (be mean)
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