diff --git a/meta/classes/rootfs_ipk.bbclass b/meta/classes/rootfs_ipk.bbclass
index 48fb2fb..0881089 100644
--- a/meta/classes/rootfs_ipk.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/rootfs_ipk.bbclass
@@ -74,9 +74,15 @@ fakeroot rootfs_ipk_do_rootfs () {
 
 	${OPKG_POSTPROCESS_COMMANDS}
 	${ROOTFS_POSTINSTALL_COMMAND}
-	
+
+	if grep -q Status:.install.ok.unpacked ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}${opkglibdir}status; then
+		runtime_script_required=1
+	else
+		runtime_script_required=0
+	fi
+
 	if ${@base_contains("IMAGE_FEATURES", "read-only-rootfs", "true", "false" ,d)}; then
-		if grep Status:.install.ok.unpacked ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}${opkglibdir}status; then
+		if [ $runtime_script_required -eq 1 ]; then
 			echo "Some packages could not be configured offline and rootfs is read-only."
 			exit 1
 		fi