diff --git a/dracut.cmdline.7.asc b/dracut.cmdline.7.asc
index 4626279d..c1a570c3 100644
--- a/dracut.cmdline.7.asc
+++ b/dracut.cmdline.7.asc
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ Misc
    specify the controlling terminal for the console.
    This is useful, if you have multiple "console=" arguments.
 
-**action_on_fail=**_{shell|continue}_::
+**rd.action_on_fail=**_{shell|continue}_::
    Specify the action after failure. By default it's emergency_shell.
    'continue' means: ignore the current failure and go ahead.
 
diff --git a/modules.d/99base/dracut-lib.sh b/modules.d/99base/dracut-lib.sh
index d20ce673..581b63a0 100755
--- a/modules.d/99base/dracut-lib.sh
+++ b/modules.d/99base/dracut-lib.sh
@@ -1000,7 +1000,7 @@ emergency_shell()
 
 action_on_fail()
 {
-    local _action=$(getarg action_on_fail=)
+    local _action=$(getarg rd.action_on_fail= -d action_on_fail=)
     case "$_action" in
         continue)
             [ "$1" = "-n" ] && shift 2