diff --git a/contrib/dracut/90zfs/parse-zfs.sh.in b/contrib/dracut/90zfs/parse-zfs.sh.in
index 74a426ebb1..6ca3165f45 100755
--- a/contrib/dracut/90zfs/parse-zfs.sh.in
+++ b/contrib/dracut/90zfs/parse-zfs.sh.in
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ esac
 if [ ${wait_for_zfs} -eq 1 ]; then
 	ln -s /dev/null /dev/root 2>/dev/null
 	initqueuedir="${hookdir}/initqueue/finished"
-	test -d initqueuedir || {
+	test -d "${initqueuedir}" || {
 		initqueuedir="${hookdir}/initqueue-finished"
 	}
 	echo '[ -e /dev/zfs ]' > "${initqueuedir}/zfs.sh"