diff --git a/contrib/initramfs/scripts/zfs b/contrib/initramfs/scripts/zfs
index e25ce689541e..19b5e4a57aca 100644
--- a/contrib/initramfs/scripts/zfs
+++ b/contrib/initramfs/scripts/zfs
@@ -341,9 +341,11 @@ mount_fs()
 				# isn't the root fs.
 				return 0
 			fi
-			ZFS_CMD="mount.zfs"
 			# Last hail-mary: Hope 'rootmnt' is set!
 			mountpoint=""
+			if [ "$mountpoint" = "legacy" ]; then
+				ZFS_CMD="mount.zfs"
+			fi
 		else
 			mountpoint="$mountpoint1"
 		fi