diff -Nru flash-kernel-3.98ubuntu10~18.04.1/debian/changelog flash-kernel-3.98ubuntu11~18.04.1/debian/changelog
--- flash-kernel-3.98ubuntu10~18.04.1/debian/changelog	2020-01-24 15:19:25.000000000 +0000
+++ flash-kernel-3.98ubuntu11~18.04.1/debian/changelog	2020-01-29 16:15:05.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+flash-kernel (3.98ubuntu11~18.04.1) bionic; urgency=medium
+
+  * Permit flash-kernel to workaround an inconsistent /boot directory when
+    triggered prior to the kernel finishing its triggers (LP: #1861292)
+
+ -- Dave Jones <dave.jones@canonical.com>  Wed, 29 Jan 2020 16:15:05 +0000
+
 flash-kernel (3.98ubuntu10~18.04.1) bionic; urgency=medium
 
   * SRU of 3.98ubuntu10 to support Raspberry Pi 4B. (LP: #1847587)
diff -Nru flash-kernel-3.98ubuntu10~18.04.1/functions flash-kernel-3.98ubuntu11~18.04.1/functions
--- flash-kernel-3.98ubuntu10~18.04.1/functions	2020-01-24 15:19:25.000000000 +0000
+++ flash-kernel-3.98ubuntu11~18.04.1/functions	2020-01-29 16:15:05.000000000 +0000
@@ -830,18 +830,9 @@
 idesc="ramdisk $kvers"
 
 if [ ! -e $kfile ] || [ ! -e $ifile ]; then
-	# installation-report #781742 included:
-	#     Can't find /boot/vmlinuz-[...] or /boot/initrd.img-[...]
-	#
-	# It's unclear how this can have happened or what state the
-	# system was in, so log some additional information in the
-	# hopes of catching it in the act next time.
-	(
-		set -x
-		ls -l $kfile*
-		ls -l $ifile*
-	) >> /tmp/flash-kernel-no-kernel-error.log 2>&1
-	error "Can't find $kfile or $ifile (see /tmp/flash-kernel-no-kernel-error.log)"
+	# See debian bug #781742 and LP: #1861292
+	echo "flash-kernel: $kfile or $ifile missing; expecting future run" >&2
+	exit 0
 fi
 kfilesize=$(stat -c '%s' "$kfile")
 ifilesize=$(stat -c '%s' "$ifile")