diff --git a/packages/initramfs/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/scripts/init b/packages/initramfs/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/scripts/init
index b3748da48e..4b66716e0d 100755
--- a/packages/initramfs/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/scripts/init
+++ b/packages/initramfs/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/scripts/init
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@
         ;;
       disk=*)
         disk="${arg#*=}"
+        case $disk in
+          CIFS=*|SMB=*|ISCSI=*|NBD=*|NFS=*)
+            STORAGE_NETBOOT=yes
+            ;;
+        esac
         ;;
       textmode)
         INIT_ARGS="$INIT_ARGS --unit=textmode.target"
@@ -615,6 +620,10 @@
   if [ "$UPDATE_DISABLED" = "yes" ] ; then
     echo "" > /sysroot/dev/.update_disabled
   fi
+# swap can not be used over nfs.(see scripts/mount-swap)
+  if [ "$STORAGE_NETBOOT" = "yes" ] ; then
+    echo "" > /sysroot/dev/.storage_netboot
+  fi
 # switch to new sysroot and start real init
   exec /bin/busybox switch_root /sysroot /lib/systemd/systemd $INIT_ARGS
 
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/util-linux/scripts/mount-swap b/packages/sysutils/util-linux/scripts/mount-swap
index 16c2996553..a603e8a086 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/util-linux/scripts/mount-swap
+++ b/packages/sysutils/util-linux/scripts/mount-swap
@@ -20,11 +20,17 @@
 ################################################################################
 
 . /etc/swap.conf
+. /etc/profile
 
 if [ -f /storage/.config/swap.conf ]; then
   . /storage/.config/swap.conf
 fi
 
+if [ -e /dev/.storage_netboot ] ; then
+  logger -t Boot "### netbooting... swap disabled ###"
+  exit 0
+fi
+
 SWAP=`blkid -t TYPE="swap" -o device`
 
 case $1 in