diff --git a/dracut/30ignition/module-setup.sh b/dracut/30ignition/module-setup.sh
index 5e64647..51740db 100755
--- a/dracut/30ignition/module-setup.sh
+++ b/dracut/30ignition/module-setup.sh
@@ -183,4 +183,10 @@ EOF
         rm /tmp/${filename}-wrapper
     done
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+# See: https://github.com/coreos/ignition/commit/d304850c3d3696822bc05e0833ee4b27df9d7a38
+installkernel() {
+     # required by hyperv platform to read kvp from the kernel
+     instmods -c hv_utils
+}