diff --git a/contrib/dracut/90zfs/zfs-load-key.sh.in b/contrib/dracut/90zfs/zfs-load-key.sh.in
index d916f43b4e..8e6846831e 100755
--- a/contrib/dracut/90zfs/zfs-load-key.sh.in
+++ b/contrib/dracut/90zfs/zfs-load-key.sh.in
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ _load_key_cb() {
     case "${KEYLOCATION%%://*}" in
         prompt)
             for _ in 1 2 3; do
-                systemd-ask-password --no-tty "Encrypted ZFS password for ${dataset}" | zfs load-key "${ENCRYPTIONROOT}" && break
+                systemd-ask-password --timeout=0 --no-tty "Encrypted ZFS password for ${dataset}" | zfs load-key "${ENCRYPTIONROOT}" && break
             done
             ;;
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