diff --git a/usr/libexec/security-misc/pam-info#security-misc-shared b/usr/libexec/security-misc/pam-info#security-misc-shared
index 6d772ca..322f147 100755
--- a/usr/libexec/security-misc/pam-info#security-misc-shared
+++ b/usr/libexec/security-misc/pam-info#security-misc-shared
@@ -111,9 +111,11 @@ if [ "$PAM_USER" = 'sysmaint' ]; then
    fi
 fi
 
-kernel_cmdline=""
-if test -f /proc/cmdline; then
-   kernel_cmdline="$(cat -- /proc/cmdline)"
+kernel_cmdline=''
+if [ -f /proc/cmdline ]; then
+  kernel_cmdline="$(cat -- /proc/cmdline)" || true
+elif [ -f /proc/1/cmdline ]; then
+  kernel_cmdline="$(cat -- /proc/1/cmdline)" || true
 fi
 
 if [ "$PAM_USER" != 'sysmaint' ]; then