diff --git a/contrib/dracut/90zfs/module-setup.sh.in b/contrib/dracut/90zfs/module-setup.sh.in
index f5a6bcbd9..4e2edf1e8 100755
--- a/contrib/dracut/90zfs/module-setup.sh.in
+++ b/contrib/dracut/90zfs/module-setup.sh.in
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ install() {
 	dracut_install @mounthelperdir@/mount.zfs
 	dracut_install @udevdir@/vdev_id
 	dracut_install awk
+	dracut_install basename
 	dracut_install head
 	dracut_install @udevdir@/zvol_id
 	inst_hook cmdline 95 "${moddir}/parse-zfs.sh"