diff --git a/imgutil/imgutil b/imgutil/imgutil
index 57e5539b..e7e55942 100644
--- a/imgutil/imgutil
+++ b/imgutil/imgutil
@@ -549,7 +549,10 @@ class SuseHandler(OsHandler):
         subprocess.check_call(cmd)
         subprocess.check_call(['zypper', '-R', self.targpath, 'install'] + self.zyppargs)
         os.symlink('/usr/lib/systemd/system/sshd.service', os.path.join(self.targpath, 'etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/sshd.service'))
-        args.cmd = ['mkinitrd']
+        if os.path.exists(os.path.join(self.targpath, 'sbin/mkinitrd')):
+            args.cmd = ['mkinitrd']
+        else:
+            args.cmd = ['dracut', '-f']
         run_constrainedx(fancy_chroot, (args, self.targpath))