diff --git a/contrib/dracut/90zfs/mount-zfs.sh.in b/contrib/dracut/90zfs/mount-zfs.sh.in
index dae33d8a65..8ae092c3df 100755
--- a/contrib/dracut/90zfs/mount-zfs.sh.in
+++ b/contrib/dracut/90zfs/mount-zfs.sh.in
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ info "ZFS: No sysroot.mount exists or zfs-generator did not extend it."
 info "ZFS: Mounting root with the traditional mount-zfs.sh instead."
 
 # Delay until all required block devices are present.
+modprobe zfs 2>/dev/null
 udevadm settle
 
 if [ "${root}" = "zfs:AUTO" ] ; then