diff --git a/dracut/90zfs/module-setup.sh.in b/dracut/90zfs/module-setup.sh.in
index 33f78e51cd..c01915e82e 100755
--- a/dracut/90zfs/module-setup.sh.in
+++ b/dracut/90zfs/module-setup.sh.in
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ install() {
 	inst_rules @udevruledir@/60-zvol.rules
 	inst @sysconfdir@/zfs/zdev.conf
 	inst @sysconfdir@/zfs/zpool.cache
-	inst @sysconfdir@/hostid
 	dracut_install @sbindir@/zfs
 	dracut_install @sbindir@/zpool
 	dracut_install @bindir@/zpool_layout
@@ -43,4 +42,14 @@ install() {
 	dracut_install hostid
 	inst_hook cmdline 95 "$moddir/parse-zfs.sh"
 	inst_hook mount 98 "$moddir/mount-zfs.sh"
+
+	# Synchronize initramfs and system hostid
+	TMP=`mktemp`
+	AA=`hostid | cut -b 1,2`
+	BB=`hostid | cut -b 3,4`
+	CC=`hostid | cut -b 5,6`
+	DD=`hostid | cut -b 7,8`
+	printf "\x$DD\x$CC\x$BB\x$AA" >$TMP
+	inst_simple "$TMP" /etc/hostid
+	rm "$TMP"
 }
diff --git a/dracut/90zfs/parse-zfs.sh.in b/dracut/90zfs/parse-zfs.sh.in
index 13697b9453..571d263ce1 100755
--- a/dracut/90zfs/parse-zfs.sh.in
+++ b/dracut/90zfs/parse-zfs.sh.in
@@ -6,9 +6,13 @@
 spl_hostid=`getarg spl_hostid=`
 if [ "${spl_hostid}" != "" ] ; then
 	info "ZFS: Using hostid from command line: ${spl_hostid}"
-	echo "${spl_hostid}" > /etc/hostid
+	AA=`echo ${spl_hostid} | cut -b 1,2`
+	BB=`echo ${spl_hostid} | cut -b 3,4`
+	CC=`echo ${spl_hostid} | cut -b 5,6`
+	DD=`echo ${spl_hostid} | cut -b 7,8`
+	printf "\x$DD\x$CC\x$BB\x$AA" >/etc/hostid
 elif [ -f /etc/hostid ] ; then
-	info "ZFS: Using hostid from /etc/hostid: `cat /etc/hostid`"
+	info "ZFS: Using hostid from /etc/hostid: `hostid`"
 else
 	warn "ZFS: No hostid found on kernel command line or /etc/hostid.  "
 	warn "ZFS: Pools may not import correctly."