diff --git a/target/linux/x86/base-files/lib/preinit/79_move_config b/target/linux/x86/base-files/lib/preinit/79_move_config
index 5ac81cb90d..37954f0236 100644
--- a/target/linux/x86/base-files/lib/preinit/79_move_config
+++ b/target/linux/x86/base-files/lib/preinit/79_move_config
@@ -7,9 +7,12 @@ move_config() {
 	. /lib/upgrade/platform.sh
 
 	if platform_export_bootdevice && platform_export_partdevice partdev 1; then
-		mount -t ext4 -o rw,noatime "/dev/$partdev" /mnt
-		mv -f /mnt/sysupgrade.tgz /
-		umount /mnt
+		if mount -t ext4 -o rw,noatime "/dev/$partdev" /mnt; then
+			if [ -f /mnt/sysupgrade.tgz ]; then
+				mv -f /mnt/sysupgrade.tgz /
+			fi
+			umount /mnt
+		fi
 	fi
 }