diff --git a/contrib/initramfs/hooks/zfs b/contrib/initramfs/hooks/zfs
index 53e876d33a..dd796b6ff3 100755
--- a/contrib/initramfs/hooks/zfs
+++ b/contrib/initramfs/hooks/zfs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ mkdir -p "$DESTDIR/etc/"
 # automatically detected. The `find` utility and extended `cp` options are
 # used here because libgcc_s.so could be in a subdirectory of /lib for
 # multi-arch installations.
-cp --target-directory="$DESTDIR" --parents $(find /lib -type f -name libgcc_s.so.1)
+cp --target-directory="$DESTDIR" --parents $(find /lib/ -type f -name libgcc_s.so.1)
 
 for ii in $COPY_EXEC_LIST
 do