diff --git a/dracut-functions.sh b/dracut-functions.sh
index 9f481b20..6cdfea0f 100755
--- a/dracut-functions.sh
+++ b/dracut-functions.sh
@@ -760,33 +760,46 @@ inst_dir() {
 }
 
 inst() {
+    local _hostonly_install
+    if [[ "$1" == "-H" ]]; then
+        _hostonly_install="-H"
+        shift
+    fi
     [[ -e ${initdir}/"${2:-$1}" ]] && return 0  # already there
-        #dinfo "$DRACUT_INSTALL -l $@"
-    $DRACUT_INSTALL ${initdir:+-D "$initdir"} ${DRACUT_RESOLVE_DEPS:+-l} ${DRACUT_FIPS_MODE:+-f} "$@"
-    (($? != 0)) && derror $DRACUT_INSTALL ${initdir:+-D "$initdir"} ${DRACUT_RESOLVE_DEPS:+-l} ${DRACUT_FIPS_MODE:+-f} "$@" || :
+    $DRACUT_INSTALL ${initdir:+-D "$initdir"} ${DRACUT_RESOLVE_DEPS:+-l} ${DRACUT_FIPS_MODE:+-f} ${_hostonly_install:+-H} "$@"
+    (($? != 0)) && derror $DRACUT_INSTALL ${initdir:+-D "$initdir"} ${DRACUT_RESOLVE_DEPS:+-l} ${DRACUT_FIPS_MODE:+-f} ${_hostonly_install:+-H} "$@" || :
 }
 
 inst_simple() {
+    local _hostonly_install
+    if [[ "$1" == "-H" ]]; then
+        _hostonly_install="-H"
+        shift
+    fi
     [[ -e ${initdir}/"${2:-$1}" ]] && return 0  # already there
     [[ -e $1 ]] || return 1  # no source
-    $DRACUT_INSTALL ${initdir:+-D "$initdir"} "$@"
-    (($? != 0)) && derror $DRACUT_INSTALL ${initdir:+-D "$initdir"} "$@" || :
+    $DRACUT_INSTALL ${initdir:+-D "$initdir"} ${_hostonly_install:+-H} "$@"
+    (($? != 0)) && derror $DRACUT_INSTALL ${initdir:+-D "$initdir"} ${_hostonly_install:+-H} "$@" || :
 }
 
 inst_symlink() {
+    local _hostonly_install
+    if [[ "$1" == "-H" ]]; then
+        _hostonly_install="-H"
+        shift
+    fi
     [[ -e ${initdir}/"${2:-$1}" ]] && return 0  # already there
     [[ -L $1 ]] || return 1
-    $DRACUT_INSTALL ${initdir:+-D "$initdir"} ${DRACUT_RESOLVE_DEPS:+-l}  ${DRACUT_FIPS_MODE:+-f} "$@"
-    (($? != 0)) && derror $DRACUT_INSTALL ${initdir:+-D "$initdir"} ${DRACUT_RESOLVE_DEPS:+-l}  ${DRACUT_FIPS_MODE:+-f} "$@" || :
+    $DRACUT_INSTALL ${initdir:+-D "$initdir"} ${DRACUT_RESOLVE_DEPS:+-l}  ${DRACUT_FIPS_MODE:+-f} ${_hostonly_install:+-H} "$@"
+    (($? != 0)) && derror $DRACUT_INSTALL ${initdir:+-D "$initdir"} ${DRACUT_RESOLVE_DEPS:+-l}  ${DRACUT_FIPS_MODE:+-f} ${_hostonly_install:+-H} "$@" || :
 }
 
 inst_multiple() {
-    local ret
-        #dinfo "initdir=$initdir $DRACUT_INSTALL -l $@"
+    local _ret
     $DRACUT_INSTALL ${initdir:+-D "$initdir"} -a ${DRACUT_RESOLVE_DEPS:+-l}  ${DRACUT_FIPS_MODE:+-f} "$@"
-    ret=$?
-    (($ret != 0)) && derror $DRACUT_INSTALL ${initdir:+-D "$initdir"} -a ${DRACUT_RESOLVE_DEPS:+-l}  ${DRACUT_FIPS_MODE:+-f} "$@" || :
-    return $ret
+    _ret=$?
+    (($_ret != 0)) && derror $DRACUT_INSTALL ${initdir:+-D "$initdir"} -a ${DRACUT_RESOLVE_DEPS:+-l}  ${DRACUT_FIPS_MODE:+-f} ${_hostonly_install:+-H} "$@" || :
+    return $_ret
 }
 
 dracut_install() {
@@ -794,10 +807,15 @@ dracut_install() {
 }
 
 inst_library() {
+    local _hostonly_install
+    if [[ "$1" == "-H" ]]; then
+        _hostonly_install="-H"
+        shift
+    fi
     [[ -e ${initdir}/"${2:-$1}" ]] && return 0  # already there
     [[ -e $1 ]] || return 1  # no source
-    $DRACUT_INSTALL ${initdir:+-D "$initdir"} ${DRACUT_RESOLVE_DEPS:+-l}  ${DRACUT_FIPS_MODE:+-f} "$@"
-    (($? != 0)) && derror $DRACUT_INSTALL ${initdir:+-D "$initdir"} ${DRACUT_RESOLVE_DEPS:+-l}  ${DRACUT_FIPS_MODE:+-f} "$@" || :
+    $DRACUT_INSTALL ${initdir:+-D "$initdir"} ${DRACUT_RESOLVE_DEPS:+-l}  ${DRACUT_FIPS_MODE:+-f} ${_hostonly_install:+-H} "$@"
+    (($? != 0)) && derror $DRACUT_INSTALL ${initdir:+-D "$initdir"} ${DRACUT_RESOLVE_DEPS:+-l}  ${DRACUT_FIPS_MODE:+-f} ${_hostonly_install:+-H} "$@" || :
 }
 
 inst_binary() {