diff --git a/.github/workflows/zloop.yml b/.github/workflows/zloop.yml
index 4ae3ccdc5..84bd508e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/zloop.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/zloop.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ jobs:
         sudo modprobe zfs
     - name: Tests
       run: |
+        [ -r /etc/hostid ] && [ -s /etc/hostid ] || sudo zgenhostid -f
         sudo truncate -s 256G /mnt/vdev
         sudo zpool create cipool -m $WORK_DIR -O compression=on -o autotrim=on /mnt/vdev
         sudo /usr/share/zfs/zloop.sh -t 600 -I 6 -l -m 1 -c $CORE_DIR -f $WORK_DIR -- -T 120 -P 60