--- /usr/bin/mkinitcpio	2014-03-09 06:12:20.000000000 +1100
+++ mkinitcpio	2014-04-25 14:04:21.149124690 +1000
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@
 resolve_kernver() {
     local kernel=$1 offset kver
 
+        uname -r
+        return 0
     if [[ -z $kernel ]]; then
         uname -r
         return 0