diff --git a/50-dracut.install b/50-dracut.install
index 64e3549f..bbb73442 100755
--- a/50-dracut.install
+++ b/50-dracut.install
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ case "$COMMAND" in
                 break
             fi
         done
-	dracut ${noimageifnotneeded:+--noimageifnotneeded} "$BOOT_DIR_ABS/$INITRD" "$KERNEL_VERSION"
+	dracut -f ${noimageifnotneeded:+--noimageifnotneeded} "$BOOT_DIR_ABS/$INITRD" "$KERNEL_VERSION"
         ret=$?
 	;;
     remove)
diff --git a/51-dracut-rescue.install b/51-dracut-rescue.install
index 6ddafdb6..ef8afac1 100755
--- a/51-dracut-rescue.install
+++ b/51-dracut-rescue.install
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ case "$COMMAND" in
         fi
 
         if [[ ! -f "$BOOT_DIR_ABS/$INITRD" ]]; then
-            dracut --no-hostonly -a "rescue" "$BOOT_DIR_ABS/$INITRD" "$KERNEL_VERSION"
+            dracut -f --no-hostonly -a "rescue" "$BOOT_DIR_ABS/$INITRD" "$KERNEL_VERSION"
             ((ret+=$?))
         fi