diff --git a/contrib/dracut/90zfs/mount-zfs.sh.in b/contrib/dracut/90zfs/mount-zfs.sh.in
index 5fd406231..5d02a8d74 100755
--- a/contrib/dracut/90zfs/mount-zfs.sh.in
+++ b/contrib/dracut/90zfs/mount-zfs.sh.in
@@ -20,6 +20,42 @@ fi
 info "ZFS: No sysroot.mount exists or zfs-generator did not extend it."
 info "ZFS: Mounting root with the traditional mount-zfs.sh instead."
 
+# ask_for_password tries prompt cmd
+#
+# Wraps around plymouth ask-for-password and adds fallback to tty password ask
+# if plymouth is not present.
+ask_for_password() {
+    tries="$1"
+    prompt="$2"
+    cmd="$3"
+
+    {
+        flock -s 9
+
+        # Prompt for password with plymouth, if installed and running.
+        if plymouth --ping 2>/dev/null; then
+            plymouth ask-for-password \
+                --prompt "$prompt" --number-of-tries="$tries" | \
+                eval "$cmd"
+            ret=$?
+        else
+            i=1
+            while [ "$i" -le "$tries" ]; do
+                printf "%s [%i/%i]:" "$prompt" "$i" "$tries" >&2
+                eval "$cmd" && ret=0 && break
+                ret=$?
+                i=$((i+1))
+                printf '\n' >&2
+            done
+            unset i
+        fi
+    } 9>/.console_lock
+
+    [ "$ret" -ne 0 ] && echo "Wrong password" >&2
+    return "$ret"
+}
+
+
 # Delay until all required block devices are present.
 modprobe zfs 2>/dev/null
 udevadm settle
@@ -45,31 +81,39 @@ fi
 ZFS_DATASET="${ZFS_DATASET:-${root}}"
 ZFS_POOL="${ZFS_DATASET%%/*}"
 
-if import_pool "${ZFS_POOL}" ; then
-	# Load keys if we can or if we need to
-	if [ "$(zpool list -H -o feature@encryption "${ZFS_POOL}")" = 'active' ]; then
-		# if the root dataset has encryption enabled
-		ENCRYPTIONROOT="$(zfs get -H -o value encryptionroot "${ZFS_DATASET}")"
-		if ! [ "${ENCRYPTIONROOT}" = "-" ]; then
-			KEYSTATUS="$(zfs get -H -o value keystatus "${ENCRYPTIONROOT}")"
-			# if the key needs to be loaded
-			if [ "$KEYSTATUS" = "unavailable" ]; then
-				# decrypt them
-				ask_for_password \
-					5 \
-					"Encrypted ZFS password for ${ENCRYPTIONROOT}: " \
-					"zfs load-key '${ENCRYPTIONROOT}'"
-			fi
+
+if ! zpool get -Ho name "${ZFS_POOL}" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    info "ZFS: Importing pool ${ZFS_POOL}..."
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+    if ! zpool import -N ${ZPOOL_IMPORT_OPTS} "${ZFS_POOL}"; then
+        warn "ZFS: Unable to import pool ${ZFS_POOL}"
+        rootok=0
+        return 1
+    fi
+fi
+
+# Load keys if we can or if we need to
+if [ "$(zpool get -Ho value feature@encryption "${ZFS_POOL}")" = 'active' ]; then
+	# if the root dataset has encryption enabled
+	ENCRYPTIONROOT="$(zfs get -Ho value encryptionroot "${ZFS_DATASET}")"
+	if ! [ "${ENCRYPTIONROOT}" = "-" ]; then
+		KEYSTATUS="$(zfs get -Ho value keystatus "${ENCRYPTIONROOT}")"
+		# if the key needs to be loaded
+		if [ "$KEYSTATUS" = "unavailable" ]; then
+			# decrypt them
+			ask_for_password \
+				5 \
+				"Encrypted ZFS password for ${ENCRYPTIONROOT}: " \
+				"zfs load-key '${ENCRYPTIONROOT}'"
 		fi
 	fi
-	# Let us tell the initrd to run on shutdown.
-	# We have a shutdown hook to run
-	# because we imported the pool.
-	info "ZFS: Mounting dataset ${ZFS_DATASET}..."
-	if mount_dataset "${ZFS_DATASET}" ; then
-		ROOTFS_MOUNTED=yes
-		return 0
-	fi
 fi
 
-rootok=0
+# Let us tell the initrd to run on shutdown.
+# We have a shutdown hook to run
+# because we imported the pool.
+info "ZFS: Mounting dataset ${ZFS_DATASET}..."
+if ! mount_dataset "${ZFS_DATASET}"; then
+  rootok=0
+  return 1
+fi
diff --git a/contrib/dracut/90zfs/zfs-lib.sh.in b/contrib/dracut/90zfs/zfs-lib.sh.in
index 6643e1bb3..a8903a5e1 100755
--- a/contrib/dracut/90zfs/zfs-lib.sh.in
+++ b/contrib/dracut/90zfs/zfs-lib.sh.in
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+# shellcheck disable=SC2034
 
 command -v getarg >/dev/null || . /lib/dracut-lib.sh || . /usr/lib/dracut/modules.d/99base/dracut-lib.sh
 command -v getargbool >/dev/null || {
@@ -16,34 +17,14 @@ command -v getargbool >/dev/null || {
     }
 }
 
-OLDIFS="${IFS}"
-NEWLINE="
-"
 TAB="	"
 
-ZPOOL_IMPORT_OPTS=""
-if getargbool 0 zfs_force -y zfs.force -y zfsforce ; then
+ZPOOL_IMPORT_OPTS=
+if getargbool 0 zfs_force -y zfs.force -y zfsforce; then
     warn "ZFS: Will force-import pools if necessary."
-    ZPOOL_IMPORT_OPTS="${ZPOOL_IMPORT_OPTS} -f"
+    ZPOOL_IMPORT_OPTS=-f
 fi
 
-# import_pool POOL
-#   imports the given zfs pool if it isn't imported already.
-import_pool() {
-    pool="${1}"
-
-    if ! zpool list -H "${pool}" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-        info "ZFS: Importing pool ${pool}..."
-        # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-        if ! zpool import -N ${ZPOOL_IMPORT_OPTS} "${pool}" ; then
-            warn "ZFS: Unable to import pool ${pool}"
-            return 1
-        fi
-    fi
-
-    return 0
-}
-
 _mount_dataset_cb() {
     # shellcheck disable=SC2154
     mount -o zfsutil -t zfs "${1}" "${NEWROOT}${2}"
@@ -97,41 +78,6 @@ for_relevant_root_children() {
         )
 }
 
-# ask_for_password tries prompt cmd
-#
-# Wraps around plymouth ask-for-password and adds fallback to tty password ask
-# if plymouth is not present.
-ask_for_password() {
-    tries="$1"
-    prompt="$2"
-    cmd="$3"
-
-    {
-        flock -s 9
-
-        # Prompt for password with plymouth, if installed and running.
-        if plymouth --ping 2>/dev/null; then
-            plymouth ask-for-password \
-                --prompt "$prompt" --number-of-tries="$tries" | \
-                eval "$cmd"
-            ret=$?
-        else
-            i=1
-            while [ "$i" -le "$tries" ]; do
-                printf "%s [%i/%i]:" "$prompt" "$i" "$tries" >&2
-                eval "$cmd" && ret=0 && break
-                ret=$?
-                i=$((i+1))
-                printf '\n' >&2
-            done
-            unset i
-        fi
-    } 9>/.console_lock
-
-    [ "$ret" -ne 0 ] && echo "Wrong password" >&2
-    return "$ret"
-}
-
 # Parse root=, rootfstype=, return them decoded and normalised to zfs:AUTO for auto, plain dset for explicit
 #
 # True if ZFS-on-root, false if we shouldn't