diff --git a/dracut-functions.sh b/dracut-functions.sh
index 363cdb96..f1c797c2 100755
--- a/dracut-functions.sh
+++ b/dracut-functions.sh
@@ -1006,7 +1006,7 @@ inst_decompress() {
     for _src in $@
     do
         case ${_src} in
-            *.gz) _cmd='gzip -d' ;;
+            *.gz) _cmd='gzip -f -d' ;;
             *.bz2) _cmd='bzip2 -d' ;;
             *) return 1 ;;
         esac