diff --git a/dracut/90zfs/parse-zfs.sh.in b/dracut/90zfs/parse-zfs.sh.in
index f945a27c1e..f45a629f38 100755
--- a/dracut/90zfs/parse-zfs.sh.in
+++ b/dracut/90zfs/parse-zfs.sh.in
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ else
 	warn "ZFS: Pools may not import correctly."
 fi
 
+wait_for_zfs=0
 case "$root" in
 	""|zfs|zfs:)
 		# We'll take root unset, root=zfs, or root=zfs: