diff --git a/dracut.sh b/dracut.sh
index 9afa6941..0a87cca3 100755
--- a/dracut.sh
+++ b/dracut.sh
@@ -788,6 +788,10 @@ if [[ $hostonly ]]; then
             unset hostonly
         fi
     done
+    if ! [[ -d /run/udev/data ]]; then
+        dwarning "Turning off host-only mode: udev database not found!"
+        unset hostonly
+    fi
 fi
 
 declare -A host_fs_types