diff --git a/src/install/dracut-install.c b/src/install/dracut-install.c
index 485143a58a..15c75b389e 100644
--- a/src/install/dracut-install.c
+++ b/src/install/dracut-install.c
@@ -1639,6 +1639,7 @@ static int install_dependent_module(struct kmod_ctx *ctx, struct kmod_module *mo
                 _cleanup_kmod_module_unref_list_ struct kmod_list *modlist = NULL;
                 _cleanup_kmod_module_unref_list_ struct kmod_list *modpre = NULL;
                 _cleanup_kmod_module_unref_list_ struct kmod_list *modpost = NULL;
+                _cleanup_kmod_module_unref_list_ struct kmod_list *modweak = NULL;
                 log_debug("dracut_install '%s' '%s' OK", path, &path[kerneldirlen]);
                 install_firmware(mod);
                 modlist = kmod_module_get_dependencies(mod);
@@ -1651,6 +1652,9 @@ static int install_dependent_module(struct kmod_ctx *ctx, struct kmod_module *mo
                                 r = install_dependent_modules(ctx, modpost, NULL);
                                 *err = *err ? : r;
                         }
+                        *err = kmod_module_get_weakdeps(mod, &modweak);
+                        if (*err == 0)
+                                *err = install_dependent_modules(ctx, modweak, NULL);
                 }
         } else {
                 log_error("dracut_install '%s' '%s' ERROR", path, &path[kerneldirlen]);
@@ -1710,6 +1714,7 @@ static int install_module(struct kmod_ctx *ctx, struct kmod_module *mod)
         _cleanup_kmod_module_unref_list_ struct kmod_list *modlist = NULL;
         _cleanup_kmod_module_unref_list_ struct kmod_list *modpre = NULL;
         _cleanup_kmod_module_unref_list_ struct kmod_list *modpost = NULL;
+        _cleanup_kmod_module_unref_list_ struct kmod_list *modweak = NULL;
         const char *path = NULL;
         const char *name = NULL;
 
@@ -1766,6 +1771,9 @@ static int install_module(struct kmod_ctx *ctx, struct kmod_module *mod)
                         r = install_dependent_modules(ctx, modpost, NULL);
                         ret = ret ? : r;
                 }
+                ret = kmod_module_get_weakdeps(mod, &modweak);
+                if (ret == 0)
+                        ret = install_dependent_modules(ctx, modweak, NULL);
         }
 
         return ret;