diff --git a/modules.d/90mdraid/mdcontainer_start.sh b/modules.d/90mdraid/mdcontainer_start.sh
index 4cb282dc..96c3eeda 100755
--- a/modules.d/90mdraid/mdcontainer_start.sh
+++ b/modules.d/90mdraid/mdcontainer_start.sh
@@ -2,5 +2,7 @@
 . /lib/dracut-lib.sh
 
 md=$1
+udevadm control --stop-exec-queue
 # and activate any containers
 mdadm -IR $md 2>&1 | vinfo
+udevadm control --start-exec-queue
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diff --git a/modules.d/90mdraid/mdraid_start.sh b/modules.d/90mdraid/mdraid_start.sh
index ee9362c0..ab459862 100755
--- a/modules.d/90mdraid/mdraid_start.sh
+++ b/modules.d/90mdraid/mdraid_start.sh
@@ -3,4 +3,6 @@
 . /lib/dracut-lib.sh
 # run mdadm if udev has settled
 info "Assembling MD RAID arrays"
+udevadm control --stop-exec-queue
 mdadm -IRs 2>&1 | vinfo
+udevadm control --start-exec-queue