diff --git a/debian/freeswitch.init b/debian/freeswitch.init
index 9168dad4b5..7456ba2ab6 100755
--- a/debian/freeswitch.init
+++ b/debian/freeswitch.init
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ esac
 
 # Define LSB log_* functions.
 # Depend on lsb-base (>= 3.0-6) to ensure that this file is present.
-. /lib/lsb/init-functions
+[ -x /lib/init/vars.sh ] && . /lib/lsb/init-functions
 
 #
 # Function that starts the daemon/service