diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 4af54cb..0f18209 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ SystemRescue ChangeLog
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 10.03 (YYYY-MM-DD):
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+* Fix using findroot when /sbin/init is an absolute symlink (#340)
 * Added sleuthkit (Tools for raw file system inspection) (#349)
 * Added timeshift (snapshot-based backup solution) (#350)
 
diff --git a/airootfs/etc/initcpio/hooks/findroot b/airootfs/etc/initcpio/hooks/findroot
index 63923d4..9934ed7 100644
--- a/airootfs/etc/initcpio/hooks/findroot
+++ b/airootfs/etc/initcpio/hooks/findroot
@@ -45,7 +45,15 @@ run_hook() {
         echo "Checking for ${init} on device ${curdev} ..."
         if mount -r ${curdev} ${newroot} 2>/dev/null
         then
-            if test -x ${newroot}/${init}
+            # check if /sbin is a symlink and if it is absolute or relative
+            if test -L "${newroot}/sbin" && readlink "${newroot}/sbin" | grep -q "^/"
+            then
+                echo "Absolute /sbin symlink on device ${curdev}"
+                echo "This usrmerge layout is currently not supported by findroot."
+                umount ${newroot}
+                continue
+            fi
+            if test -x ${newroot}/${init} || test -L ${newroot}/${init}
             then
                 echo "Found ${init} on device ${curdev}"
                 rootcount=$((rootcount + 1))