diff --git a/dracut/90zfs/mount-zfs.sh.in b/dracut/90zfs/mount-zfs.sh.in
index 47c01d14c8d9..39beb9f70d39 100755
--- a/dracut/90zfs/mount-zfs.sh.in
+++ b/dracut/90zfs/mount-zfs.sh.in
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ if [ "${root}" = "zfs:AUTO" ] ; then
 		ZFS_DATASET="$(find_bootfs)"
 		if [ $? -ne 0 ] ; then
 			warn "ZFS: No bootfs attribute found in importable pools."
-			export_all
+			export_all || export_all "-f"
 
 			rootok=0
 			return 1