diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 75c713b9d..062f3c5a8 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2011-01-22  Colin Watson  <cjwatson@ubuntu.com>
+
+	* util/grub-mkconfig_lib.in (is_path_readable_by_grub): Consider a
+	path unreadable if `grub-probe -t abstraction' fails, for example if
+	memberlist fails on an LVM volume group.
+	Reported by: Darius Jahandarie.
+
 2011-01-22  Colin Watson  <cjwatson@ubuntu.com>
 
 	* docs/grub.texi (Simple configuration): Document
diff --git a/util/grub-mkconfig_lib.in b/util/grub-mkconfig_lib.in
index 2a48fb260..628ea34d4 100644
--- a/util/grub-mkconfig_lib.in
+++ b/util/grub-mkconfig_lib.in
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ is_path_readable_by_grub ()
     return 1
   fi
 
+  # ... or if we can't figure out the abstraction module, for example if
+  # memberlist fails on an LVM volume group.
+  if ${grub_probe} -t abstraction $path > /dev/null 2>&1 ; then : ; else
+    return 1
+  fi
+
   return 0
 }