Index: usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/zfsboot
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--- usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/zfsboot
+++ usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/zfsboot
@@ -1236,6 +1236,15 @@
 		             return $FAILURE
 	done
 
+	#
+	# Set a mountpoint for the root of the pool so newly created datasets
+	# have a mountpoint to inherit
+	#
+	f_dprintf "$funcname: Setting mountpoint for root of the pool..."
+	f_eval_catch $funcname zfs "$ZFS_SET" \
+		"mountpoint=/$zroot_name" "$zroot_name" ||
+		return $FAILURE
+
 	# Touch up permissions on the tmp directories
 	f_dprintf "$funcname: Modifying directory permissions..."
 	local dir