diff --git a/SOURCES/kdump.conf b/SOURCES/kdump.conf
index fc0aa6d..76fecd4 100644
--- a/SOURCES/kdump.conf
+++ b/SOURCES/kdump.conf
@@ -79,10 +79,9 @@
 #             or script after the vmcore dump process terminates.
 #             The exit status of the current dump process is fed to
 #             the executable binary or script as its first argument.
-#             If /etc/kdump/post.d directory exists, all files in
-#             the directory are collectively sorted and executed in
-#             lexical order, before binary or script specified
-#             kdump_post parameter is executed.
+#             All files under /etc/kdump/post.d are collectively sorted
+#             and executed in lexical order, before binary or script
+#             specified kdump_post parameter is executed.
 #
 # kdump_pre <binary | script>
 #           - Works like the "kdump_post" directive, but instead of running
@@ -90,9 +89,8 @@
 #             Exit status of this binary is interpreted as follows:
 #               0 - continue with dump process as usual
 #               non 0 - run the final action (reboot/poweroff/halt)
-#             If /etc/kdump/pre.d directory exists, all files in
-#             the directory are collectively sorted and executed in
-#             lexical order, after binary or script specified
+#             All files under /etc/kdump/pre.d are collectively sorted and
+#             executed in lexical order, after binary or script specified
 #             kdump_pre parameter is executed.
 #             Even if the binary or script in /etc/kdump/pre.d directory
 #             returns non 0 exit status, the processing is continued.
diff --git a/SOURCES/kdump.conf.5 b/SOURCES/kdump.conf.5
index 658d16e..4aacac8 100644
--- a/SOURCES/kdump.conf.5
+++ b/SOURCES/kdump.conf.5
@@ -109,10 +109,9 @@ status of the current dump process is fed to the kdump_post
 executable as its first argument($1).  Executable can modify
 it to indicate the new exit status of succeeding dump process,
 .PP
-If /etc/kdump/post.d directory exists, All files in
-the directory are collectively sorted and executed in
-lexical order, before binary or script specified
-kdump_post parameter is executed.
+All files under /etc/kdump/post.d are collectively sorted
+and executed in lexical order, before binary or script
+specified kdump_post parameter is executed.
 .PP
 Note that scripts written for use with this directive must use
 the /bin/bash interpreter.
@@ -129,9 +128,8 @@ as follows:
 .PP
 non 0 - run the final action (reboot/poweroff/halt)
 .PP
-If /etc/kdump/pre.d directory exists, all files in
-the directory are collectively sorted and executed in
-lexical order, after binary or script specified
+All files under /etc/kdump/pre.d are collectively sorted and
+executed in lexical order, after binary or script specified
 kdump_pre parameter is executed.
 Even if the binary or script in /etc/kdump/pre.d directory
 returns non 0 exit status, the processing is continued.
diff --git a/SOURCES/kdumpctl b/SOURCES/kdumpctl
index 3a0f01a..b4dbef0 100755
--- a/SOURCES/kdumpctl
+++ b/SOURCES/kdumpctl
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ rebuild_initrd()
 check_exist()
 {
 	for file in $1; do
-		if [ ! -f "$file" ]; then
+		if [ ! -e "$file" ]; then
 			echo -n "Error: $file not found."; echo
 			return 1
 		fi
@@ -382,11 +382,11 @@ check_files_modified()
 		done
 	fi
 
+	# HOOKS is mandatory and need to check the modification time
+	files="$files $HOOKS"
 	check_exist "$files" && check_executable "$EXTRA_BINS"
 	[ $? -ne 0 ] && return 2
 
-	# HOOKS only need to check the modification here
-	files="$files $HOOKS"
 	for file in $files; do
 		if [ -e "$file" ]; then
 			time_stamp=`stat -c "%Y" $file`
diff --git a/SPECS/kexec-tools.spec b/SPECS/kexec-tools.spec
index 58a4a00..bd862ec 100644
--- a/SPECS/kexec-tools.spec
+++ b/SPECS/kexec-tools.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name: kexec-tools
 Version: 2.0.20
-Release: 31%{?dist}
+Release: 32%{?dist}
 License: GPLv2
 Group: Applications/System
 Summary: The kexec/kdump userspace component
@@ -379,6 +379,9 @@ done
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Aug  3 2020 Pingfan Liu <piliu@redhat.com> - 2.0.20-32
+- kdumpctl: exit if either pre.d or post.d is missing
+
 * Wed Jul 22 2020 Pingfan Liu <piliu@redhat.com> - 2.0.20-31
 - ppc64/kdump: use kexec_file_load when secureboot is enabled
 - kdump_pre: make notes more precise