diff --git a/hetzner-debian10-zfs-setup.sh b/hetzner-debian10-zfs-setup.sh
index d6e4ff1..3f13c4b 100644
--- a/hetzner-debian10-zfs-setup.sh
+++ b/hetzner-debian10-zfs-setup.sh
@@ -719,6 +719,12 @@ if [[ $v_zfs_experimental == "1" ]]; then
 else
   chroot_execute "apt install --yes -t buster-backports zfs-initramfs zfs-dkms zfsutils-linux"
 fi
+chroot_execute 'cat << DKMS > /etc/dkms/zfs.conf
+# override for /usr/src/zfs-*/dkms.conf:
+# always rebuild initrd when zfs module has been changed
+# (either by a ZFS update or a new kernel version)
+REMAKE_INITRD='yes'
+DKMS'
 
 echo "======= installing OpenSSH and network tooling =========="
 chroot_execute "apt install --yes openssh-server net-tools"
diff --git a/hetzner-debian11-zfs-setup.sh b/hetzner-debian11-zfs-setup.sh
index 85840cf..a914f32 100644
--- a/hetzner-debian11-zfs-setup.sh
+++ b/hetzner-debian11-zfs-setup.sh
@@ -720,6 +720,12 @@ if [[ $v_zfs_experimental == "1" ]]; then
 else
   chroot_execute "apt install --yes zfs-initramfs zfs-dkms zfsutils-linux"
 fi
+chroot_execute 'cat << DKMS > /etc/dkms/zfs.conf
+# override for /usr/src/zfs-*/dkms.conf:
+# always rebuild initrd when zfs module has been changed
+# (either by a ZFS update or a new kernel version)
+REMAKE_INITRD='yes'
+DKMS'
 
 echo "======= installing OpenSSH and network tooling =========="
 chroot_execute "apt install --yes openssh-server net-tools"
diff --git a/hetzner-ubuntu18-zfs-setup.sh b/hetzner-ubuntu18-zfs-setup.sh
index 3fb10a1..54d7190 100644
--- a/hetzner-ubuntu18-zfs-setup.sh
+++ b/hetzner-ubuntu18-zfs-setup.sh
@@ -702,6 +702,12 @@ else
   chroot_execute "add-apt-repository --yes ppa:jonathonf/zfs"
   chroot_execute "apt install --yes zfs-initramfs zfs-dkms zfsutils-linux"
 fi
+chroot_execute 'cat << DKMS > /etc/dkms/zfs.conf
+# override for /usr/src/zfs-*/dkms.conf:
+# always rebuild initrd when zfs module has been changed
+# (either by a ZFS update or a new kernel version)
+REMAKE_INITRD='yes'
+DKMS'
 
 echo "======= installing OpenSSH and network tooling =========="
 chroot_execute "apt install --yes openssh-server net-tools"
diff --git a/hetzner-ubuntu20-zfs-setup.sh b/hetzner-ubuntu20-zfs-setup.sh
index 8b978df..a52e80e 100644
--- a/hetzner-ubuntu20-zfs-setup.sh
+++ b/hetzner-ubuntu20-zfs-setup.sh
@@ -703,6 +703,12 @@ else
   chroot_execute "add-apt-repository --yes ppa:jonathonf/zfs"
   chroot_execute "apt install --yes zfs-initramfs zfs-dkms zfsutils-linux"
 fi
+chroot_execute 'cat << DKMS > /etc/dkms/zfs.conf
+# override for /usr/src/zfs-*/dkms.conf:
+# always rebuild initrd when zfs module has been changed
+# (either by a ZFS update or a new kernel version)
+REMAKE_INITRD='yes'
+DKMS'
 
 echo "======= installing OpenSSH and network tooling =========="
 chroot_execute "apt install --yes openssh-server net-tools"