diff --git a/contrib/initramfs/scripts/zfs b/contrib/initramfs/scripts/zfs
index 19b5e4a57a..f0ea20ddc1 100644
--- a/contrib/initramfs/scripts/zfs
+++ b/contrib/initramfs/scripts/zfs
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ import_pool()
 
 	# Verify that the pool isn't already imported
 	# Make as sure as we can to not require '-f' to import.
-	"${ZPOOL}" get name,guid -o value -H 2>/dev/null | grep -Fxq "$pool" && return 0
+	"${ZPOOL}" get -H -o value name,guid 2>/dev/null | grep -Fxq "$pool" && return 0
 
 	# For backwards compatibility, make sure that ZPOOL_IMPORT_PATH is set
 	# to something we can use later with the real import(s). We want to
@@ -882,12 +882,12 @@ mountroot()
 	fi
 
 	# In case the pool was specified as guid, resolve guid to name
-	pool="$("${ZPOOL}" get name,guid -o name,value -H | \
+	pool="$("${ZPOOL}" get -H -o name,value name,guid | \
 	    awk -v pool="${ZFS_RPOOL}" '$2 == pool { print $1 }')"
 	if [ -n "$pool" ]; then
 		# If $ZFS_BOOTFS contains guid, replace the guid portion with $pool
 		ZFS_BOOTFS=$(echo "$ZFS_BOOTFS" | \
-			sed -e "s/$("${ZPOOL}" get guid -o value "$pool" -H)/$pool/g")
+			sed -e "s/$("${ZPOOL}" get -H -o value guid "$pool")/$pool/g")
 		ZFS_RPOOL="${pool}"
 	fi