diff --git a/linker/linker_utils.cpp b/linker/linker_utils.cpp
index 6b9aec9..72a8fa8 100644
--- a/linker/linker_utils.cpp
+++ b/linker/linker_utils.cpp
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@
   }
 }
 
-bool is_init() {
-  static bool ret = (getpid() == 1);
+bool is_first_stage_init() {
+  static bool ret = (getpid() == 1 && access("/proc/self/exe", F_OK) == -1);
   return ret;
 }