diff --git a/nixos/modules/tasks/filesystems/zfs.nix b/nixos/modules/tasks/filesystems/zfs.nix
index 784040f0ce9e..fe2f70a2a67c 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/tasks/filesystems/zfs.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/tasks/filesystems/zfs.nix
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ let
     done
     poolReady() {
       pool="$1"
-      state="$("${zpoolCmd}" import 2>/dev/null | "${awkCmd}" "/pool: $pool/ { found = 1 }; /state:/ { if (found == 1) { print \$2; exit } }; END { if (found == 0) { print \"MISSING\" } }")"
+      state="$("${zpoolCmd}" import -d "${cfgZfs.devNodes}" 2>/dev/null | "${awkCmd}" "/pool: $pool/ { found = 1 }; /state:/ { if (found == 1) { print \$2; exit } }; END { if (found == 0) { print \"MISSING\" } }")"
       if [[ "$state" = "ONLINE" ]]; then
         return 0
       else