diff --git a/0001-Remove-dependences-from-iscsi-init.service.patch b/0001-Remove-dependences-from-iscsi-init.service.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..66c4cc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-Remove-dependences-from-iscsi-init.service.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+From 432bbf979ee66ee29bb92e35fd6e3ffb948563e3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Lee Duncan <lduncan@suse.com>
+Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2021 11:48:16 -0700
+Subject: [PATCH] Remove dependences from iscsi-init.service
+
+Since iscsid.service depends on it but disables
+default dependencies, iscsi-init.service must
+also disable default dependencies, or a dependency
+loop can be created.
+---
+ etc/systemd/iscsi-init.service | 1 +
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
+
+diff --git a/etc/systemd/iscsi-init.service b/etc/systemd/iscsi-init.service
+index e058ff0..eab4ff2 100644
+--- a/etc/systemd/iscsi-init.service
++++ b/etc/systemd/iscsi-init.service
+@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+ [Unit]
+ Description=One time configuration for iscsi.service
+ ConditionPathExists=!/etc/iscsi/initiatorname.iscsi
++DefaultDependencies=no
+ Before=iscsid.service
+ 
+ [Service]
+-- 
+2.33.0
+
diff --git a/iscsi-initiator-utils.spec b/iscsi-initiator-utils.spec
index 888c418..efbd77a 100644
--- a/iscsi-initiator-utils.spec
+++ b/iscsi-initiator-utils.spec
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 Summary: iSCSI daemon and utility programs
 Name: iscsi-initiator-utils
 Version: 6.%{open_iscsi_version}.%{open_iscsi_build}
-Release: 1.git%{shortcommit0}%{?dist}
+Release: 2.git%{shortcommit0}%{?dist}
 License: GPLv2+
 URL: https://github.com/open-iscsi/open-iscsi
 Source0: https://github.com/open-iscsi/open-iscsi/archive/%{commit0}.tar.gz#/open-iscsi-%{shortcommit0}.tar.gz
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ Patch0021: 0021-use-Red-Hat-version-string-to-match-RPM-package-vers.patch
 Patch0022: 0022-iscsi_if.h-replace-zero-length-array-with-flexible-a.patch
 Patch0023: 0023-stop-using-Werror-for-now.patch
 Patch0024: 0024-minor-service-file-updates.patch
+Patch0025: 0001-Remove-dependences-from-iscsi-init.service.patch
 
 BuildRequires: flex bison doxygen kmod-devel systemd-units
 BuildRequires: autoconf automake libtool libmount-devel openssl-devel
@@ -303,6 +304,9 @@ fi
 %{python3_sitearch}/*
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Nov 01 2021 Chris Leech <cleech@redhat.com> - 6.2.1.4-2.git2a8f9d8
+- 2016482: iscsi-init.service modified to work in initramfs
+
 * Wed Aug 11 2021 Chris Leech <cleech@redhat.com> - 6.2.1.4-1.git2a8f9d8
 - new upstream
 - iscsiuio fixes for newer upstream bnx2x driver having version removed