diff --git a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/obmc-phosphor-initfs/files/obmc-update.sh b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/obmc-phosphor-initfs/files/obmc-update.sh
index dff23d5..f40a546 100755
--- a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/obmc-phosphor-initfs/files/obmc-update.sh
+++ b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/obmc-phosphor-initfs/files/obmc-update.sh
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
 	esac
 done
 
-if test "x$dosave" = xy -a -n "$rwfs" -a -s whitelist
+if test "x$dosave" = xy -a -n "$rwfs"
 then
 	mkdir -p $rwdir
 	mount $rwdev $rwdir -t $(probe_fs_type $rwdev) -o $rorwopts