diff --git a/contrib/dracut/90zfs/mount-zfs.sh.in b/contrib/dracut/90zfs/mount-zfs.sh.in
index 4f2a51ca66..68e3f0e0d6 100755
--- a/contrib/dracut/90zfs/mount-zfs.sh.in
+++ b/contrib/dracut/90zfs/mount-zfs.sh.in
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ ZFS_POOL="${ZFS_DATASET%%/*}"
 
 if import_pool "${ZFS_POOL}" ; then
 	# Load keys if we can or if we need to
-	if [ "$(zpool list -H -o feature@encryption "$(echo "${ZFS_POOL}" | awk -F/ '{print $1}')")" = 'active' ]; then
+	if [ "$(zpool list -H -o feature@encryption "${ZFS_POOL}")" = 'active' ]; then
 		# if the root dataset has encryption enabled
 		ENCRYPTIONROOT="$(zfs get -H -o value encryptionroot "${ZFS_DATASET}")"
 		if ! [ "${ENCRYPTIONROOT}" = "-" ]; then
diff --git a/contrib/dracut/90zfs/zfs-load-key.sh.in b/contrib/dracut/90zfs/zfs-load-key.sh.in
index 2f0c7ea0b6..f15118ad02 100755
--- a/contrib/dracut/90zfs/zfs-load-key.sh.in
+++ b/contrib/dracut/90zfs/zfs-load-key.sh.in
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 # if pool encryption is active and the zfs command understands '-o encryption'
-if [ "$(zpool list -H -o feature@encryption "$(echo "${BOOTFS}" | awk -F/ '{print $1}')")" = 'active' ]; then
+if [ "$(zpool list -H -o feature@encryption "${BOOTFS%%/*}")" = 'active' ]; then
     # if the root dataset has encryption enabled
     ENCRYPTIONROOT="$(zfs get -H -o value encryptionroot "${BOOTFS}")"
     if ! [ "${ENCRYPTIONROOT}" = "-" ]; then
diff --git a/contrib/initramfs/scripts/zfs b/contrib/initramfs/scripts/zfs
index 38122594b9..cfc099e6cd 100644
--- a/contrib/initramfs/scripts/zfs
+++ b/contrib/initramfs/scripts/zfs
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ decrypt_fs()
 	fs="$1"
 
 	# If pool encryption is active and the zfs command understands '-o encryption'
-	if [ "$(zpool list -H -o feature@encryption "$(echo "${fs}" | awk -F/ '{print $1}')")" = 'active' ]; then
+	if [ "$(zpool list -H -o feature@encryption "${fs%%/*}")" = 'active' ]; then
 
 		# Determine dataset that holds key for root dataset
 		ENCRYPTIONROOT="$(get_fs_value "${fs}" encryptionroot)"