diff --git a/contrib/initramfs/scripts/zfs b/contrib/initramfs/scripts/zfs
index 701e45e67b..b112ac0d28 100644
--- a/contrib/initramfs/scripts/zfs
+++ b/contrib/initramfs/scripts/zfs
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ mountroot()
 		echo ""
 		echo "No pool imported. Manually import the root pool"
 		echo "at the command prompt and then exit."
-		echo "Hint: Try:  zpool import -R ${rootmnt} -N ${ZFS_RPOOL}"
+		echo "Hint: Try:  zpool import -N ${ZFS_RPOOL}"
 		shell
 	fi