diff --git a/modules.d/95hwdb/module-setup.sh b/modules.d/95hwdb/module-setup.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..830363fe48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules.d/95hwdb/module-setup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+check() {
+    return 255
+}
+
+# called by dracut
+install() {
+    inst_multiple -o "${udevdir}"/hwdb.bin
+    inst_multiple -H -o "${udevconfdir}"/hwdb.bin
+}