diff --git a/dracut-init.sh b/dracut-init.sh
index 50d23e2d..2fa10466 100644
--- a/dracut-init.sh
+++ b/dracut-init.sh
@@ -150,6 +150,10 @@ dracut_module_included() {
     [[ " $mods_to_load $modules_loaded " == *\ $*\ * ]]
 }
 
+dracut_module_path() {
+    echo ${dracutbasedir}/modules.d/??${1} | { read a b; echo "$a"; }
+}
+
 if ! [[ $DRACUT_INSTALL ]]; then
     DRACUT_INSTALL=$(find_binary dracut-install)
 fi
@@ -567,15 +571,16 @@ inst_opt_decompress() {
     done
 }
 
-# module_check <dracut module>
+# module_check <dracut module> [<forced>] [<module path>]
 # execute the check() function of module-setup.sh of <dracut module>
 # or the "check" script, if module-setup.sh is not found
 # "check $hostonly" is called
 module_check() {
-    local _moddir=$(echo ${dracutbasedir}/modules.d/??${1} | { read a b; echo "$a"; })
+    local _moddir=$3
     local _ret
     local _forced=0
     local _hostonly=$hostonly
+    [[ -z $_moddir ]] && _moddir=$(dracut_module_path "$1")
     [ $# -eq 2 ] && _forced=$2
     [[ -d $_moddir ]] || return 1
     if [[ ! -f $_moddir/module-setup.sh ]]; then
@@ -598,14 +603,15 @@ module_check() {
     return $_ret
 }
 
-# module_check_mount <dracut module>
+# module_check_mount <dracut module> [<module path>]
 # execute the check() function of module-setup.sh of <dracut module>
 # or the "check" script, if module-setup.sh is not found
 # "mount_needs=1 check 0" is called
 module_check_mount() {
-    local _moddir=$(echo ${dracutbasedir}/modules.d/??${1} | { read a b; echo "$a"; })
+    local _moddir=$2
     local _ret
     mount_needs=1
+    [[ -z $_moddir ]] && _moddir=$(dracut_module_path "$1")
     [[ -d $_moddir ]] || return 1
     if [[ ! -f $_moddir/module-setup.sh ]]; then
         # if we do not have a check script, we are unconditionally included
@@ -624,12 +630,13 @@ module_check_mount() {
     return $_ret
 }
 
-# module_depends <dracut module>
+# module_depends <dracut module> [<module path>]
 # execute the depends() function of module-setup.sh of <dracut module>
 # or the "depends" script, if module-setup.sh is not found
 module_depends() {
-    local _moddir=$(echo ${dracutbasedir}/modules.d/??${1} | { read a b; echo "$a"; })
+    local _moddir=$2
     local _ret
+    [[ -z $_moddir ]] && _moddir=$(dracut_module_path "$1")
     [[ -d $_moddir ]] || return 1
     if [[ ! -f $_moddir/module-setup.sh ]]; then
         # if we do not have a check script, we have no deps
@@ -647,12 +654,13 @@ module_depends() {
     fi
 }
 
-# module_cmdline <dracut module>
+# module_cmdline <dracut module> [<module path>]
 # execute the cmdline() function of module-setup.sh of <dracut module>
 # or the "cmdline" script, if module-setup.sh is not found
 module_cmdline() {
-    local _moddir=$(echo ${dracutbasedir}/modules.d/??${1} | { read a b; echo "$a"; })
+    local _moddir=$2
     local _ret
+    [[ -z $_moddir ]] && _moddir=$(dracut_module_path "$1")
     [[ -d $_moddir ]] || return 1
     if [[ ! -f $_moddir/module-setup.sh ]]; then
         [[ -x $_moddir/cmdline ]] && . "$_moddir/cmdline"
@@ -668,12 +676,13 @@ module_cmdline() {
     fi
 }
 
-# module_install <dracut module>
+# module_install <dracut module> [<module path>]
 # execute the install() function of module-setup.sh of <dracut module>
 # or the "install" script, if module-setup.sh is not found
 module_install() {
-    local _moddir=$(echo ${dracutbasedir}/modules.d/??${1} | { read a b; echo "$a"; })
+    local _moddir=$2
     local _ret
+    [[ -z $_moddir ]] && _moddir=$(dracut_module_path "$1")
     [[ -d $_moddir ]] || return 1
     if [[ ! -f $_moddir/module-setup.sh ]]; then
         [[ -x $_moddir/install ]] && . "$_moddir/install"
@@ -689,12 +698,13 @@ module_install() {
     fi
 }
 
-# module_installkernel <dracut module>
+# module_installkernel <dracut module> [<module path>]
 # execute the installkernel() function of module-setup.sh of <dracut module>
 # or the "installkernel" script, if module-setup.sh is not found
 module_installkernel() {
-    local _moddir=$(echo ${dracutbasedir}/modules.d/??${1} | { read a b; echo "$a"; })
+    local _moddir=$2
     local _ret
+    [[ -z $_moddir ]] && _moddir=$(dracut_module_path "$1")
     [[ -d $_moddir ]] || return 1
     if [[ ! -f $_moddir/module-setup.sh ]]; then
         [[ -x $_moddir/installkernel ]] && . "$_moddir/installkernel"
@@ -710,15 +720,16 @@ module_installkernel() {
     fi
 }
 
-# check_mount <dracut module>
+# check_mount <dracut module> [<use_as_dep>] [<module path>]
 # check_mount checks, if a dracut module is needed for the given
 # device and filesystem types in "${host_fs_types[@]}"
 check_mount() {
     local _mod=$1
-    local _moddir=$(echo ${dracutbasedir}/modules.d/??${1} | { read a b; echo "$a"; })
+    local _moddir=$3
     local _ret
     local _moddep
 
+    [[ -z $_moddir ]] && _moddir=$(dracut_module_path "$1")
     [ "${#host_fs_types[@]}" -le 0 ] && return 1
 
     # If we are already scheduled to be loaded, no need to check again.
@@ -735,7 +746,7 @@ check_mount() {
     fi
 
     if [[ " $dracutmodules $add_dracutmodules $force_add_dracutmodules" == *\ $_mod\ * ]]; then
-        module_check_mount $_mod; ret=$?
+        module_check_mount $_mod $_moddir; ret=$?
 
         # explicit module, so also accept ret=255
         [[ $ret = 0 || $ret = 255 ]] || return 1
@@ -743,14 +754,14 @@ check_mount() {
         # module not in our list
         if [[ $dracutmodules = all ]]; then
             # check, if we can and should install this module
-            module_check_mount $_mod || return 1
+            module_check_mount $_mod $_moddir || return 1
         else
             # skip this module
             return 1
         fi
     fi
 
-    for _moddep in $(module_depends $_mod); do
+    for _moddep in $(module_depends $_mod $_moddir); do
         # handle deps as if they were manually added
         [[ " $dracutmodules " == *\ $_mod\ * ]] \
             && [[ " $dracutmodules " != *\ $_moddep\ * ]] \
@@ -774,15 +785,17 @@ check_mount() {
     return 0
 }
 
-# check_module <dracut module> [<use_as_dep>]
+# check_module <dracut module> [<use_as_dep>] [<module path>]
 # check if a dracut module is to be used in the initramfs process
 # if <use_as_dep> is set, then the process also keeps track
 # that the modules were checked for the dependency tracking process
 check_module() {
     local _mod=$1
-    local _moddir=$(echo ${dracutbasedir}/modules.d/??${1} | { read a b; echo "$a"; })
+    local _moddir=$3
     local _ret
     local _moddep
+
+    [[ -z $_moddir ]] && _moddir=$(dracut_module_path "$1")
     # If we are already scheduled to be loaded, no need to check again.
     [[ " $mods_to_load " == *\ $_mod\ * ]] && return 0
     [[ " $mods_checked_as_dep " == *\ $_mod\ * ]] && return 1
@@ -799,9 +812,9 @@ check_module() {
 
     if [[ " $dracutmodules $add_dracutmodules $force_add_dracutmodules" == *\ $_mod\ * ]]; then
         if [[ " $dracutmodules $force_add_dracutmodules " == *\ $_mod\ * ]]; then
-            module_check $_mod 1; ret=$?
+            module_check $_mod 1 $_moddir; ret=$?
         else
-            module_check $_mod 0; ret=$?
+            module_check $_mod 0 $_moddir; ret=$?
         fi
         # explicit module, so also accept ret=255
         [[ $ret = 0 || $ret = 255 ]] || return 1
@@ -809,7 +822,7 @@ check_module() {
         # module not in our list
         if [[ $dracutmodules = all ]]; then
             # check, if we can and should install this module
-            module_check $_mod; ret=$?
+            module_check $_mod 0 $_moddir; ret=$?
             if [[ $ret != 0 ]]; then
                 [[ $2 ]] && return 1
                 [[ $ret != 255 ]] && return 1
@@ -820,7 +833,7 @@ check_module() {
         fi
     fi
 
-    for _moddep in $(module_depends $_mod); do
+    for _moddep in $(module_depends $_mod $_moddir); do
         # handle deps as if they were manually added
         [[ " $dracutmodules " == *\ $_mod\ * ]] \
             && [[ " $dracutmodules " != *\ $_moddep\ * ]] \
@@ -845,7 +858,7 @@ check_module() {
 }
 
 # for_each_module_dir <func>
-# execute "<func> <dracut module> 1"
+# execute "<func> <dracut module> 1 <module path>"
 for_each_module_dir() {
     local _modcheck
     local _mod
@@ -857,7 +870,7 @@ for_each_module_dir() {
         [[ -e $_moddir/install || -e $_moddir/installkernel || \
             -e $_moddir/module-setup.sh ]] || continue
         _mod=${_moddir##*/}; _mod=${_mod#[0-9][0-9]}
-        $_func $_mod 1
+        $_func $_mod 1 $_moddir
     done
 
     # Report any missing dracut modules, the user has specified
diff --git a/dracut.sh b/dracut.sh
index 9098571d..d2bac240 100755
--- a/dracut.sh
+++ b/dracut.sh
@@ -1373,7 +1373,7 @@ do_print_cmdline()
     for moddir in "$dracutbasedir/modules.d"/[0-9][0-9]*; do
         _d_mod=${moddir##*/}; _d_mod=${_d_mod#[0-9][0-9]}
         [[ ${_mods_to_print[$_d_mod]} ]] || continue
-        module_cmdline "$_d_mod"
+        module_cmdline "$_d_mod" "$moddir"
     done
     unset moddir
 }
@@ -1454,14 +1454,14 @@ for moddir in "$dracutbasedir/modules.d"/[0-9][0-9]*; do
         dinfo "*** Including module: $_d_mod ***"
     fi
     if [[ $kernel_only == yes ]]; then
-        module_installkernel "$_d_mod" || {
+        module_installkernel "$_d_mod" "$moddir" || {
             dfatal "installkernel failed in module $_d_mod"
             exit 1
         }
     else
-        module_install "$_d_mod"
+        module_install "$_d_mod" "$moddir"
         if [[ $no_kernel != yes ]]; then
-            module_installkernel "$_d_mod" || {
+            module_installkernel "$_d_mod" "$moddir" || {
                 dfatal "installkernel failed in module $_d_mod"
                 exit 1
             }