1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index a29fb2ac7240..e4dbcbcd26cf 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -708,10 +708,11 @@ static int init(void * unused)
          * The Bourne shell can be used instead of init if we are 
          * trying to recover a really broken machine.
          */
-
-        if (execute_command)
+        if (execute_command) {
                 run_init_process(execute_command);
-
+                printk(KERN_WARNING "Failed to execute %s.  Attempting "
+                                        "defaults...\n", execute_command);
+        }
         run_init_process("/sbin/init");
         run_init_process("/etc/init");
         run_init_process("/bin/init");