diff --git a/kdump-lib-initramfs.sh b/kdump-lib-initramfs.sh
index d0d124f..e359a15 100755
--- a/kdump-lib-initramfs.sh
+++ b/kdump-lib-initramfs.sh
@@ -222,8 +222,11 @@ save_opalcore_fs() {
 dump_to_rootfs()
 {
 
-    dinfo "Trying to bring up rootfs device"
-    systemctl start dracut-initqueue
+    if [[ $(systemctl status dracut-initqueue | sed -n "s/^\s*Active: \(\S*\)\s.*$/\1/p") == "inactive" ]]; then
+        dinfo "Trying to bring up initqueue for rootfs mount"
+        systemctl start dracut-initqueue
+    fi
+
     dinfo "Waiting for rootfs mount, will timeout after 90 seconds"
     systemctl start sysroot.mount