diff --git a/contrib/initramfs/hooks/zfs.in b/contrib/initramfs/hooks/zfs.in
index ef3ccbc18c..b34cad1e85 100755
--- a/contrib/initramfs/hooks/zfs.in
+++ b/contrib/initramfs/hooks/zfs.in
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ COPY_FILE_LIST="$COPY_FILE_LIST @udevruledir@/69-vdev.rules"
 
 # These prerequisites are provided by the base system.
 COPY_EXEC_LIST="$COPY_EXEC_LIST /usr/bin/dirname /bin/hostname /sbin/blkid"
+COPY_EXEC_LIST="$COPY_EXEC_LIST /usr/bin/env"
 
 # Explicitly specify all kernel modules because automatic dependency resolution
 # is unreliable on many systems.