diff --git a/etc/systemd/system/zfs-import-cache.service.in b/etc/systemd/system/zfs-import-cache.service.in
index b9cca2b29983..b1deb6ed9630 100644
--- a/etc/systemd/system/zfs-import-cache.service.in
+++ b/etc/systemd/system/zfs-import-cache.service.in
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Import ZFS pools by cache file
 DefaultDependencies=no
 Requires=systemd-udev-settle.service
 After=systemd-udev-settle.service
 After=cryptsetup.target
 ConditionPathExists=@sysconfdir@/zfs/zpool.cache
 
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot
 RemainAfterExit=yes
-ExecStart=/sbin/modprobe zfs && @sbindir@/zpool import -c @sysconfdir@/zfs/zpool.cache -aN
+ExecStartPre=/sbin/modprobe zfs
+ExecStart=@sbindir@/zpool import -c @sysconfdir@/zfs/zpool.cache -aN
diff --git a/etc/systemd/system/zfs-import-scan.service.in b/etc/systemd/system/zfs-import-scan.service.in
index 1e7e1e4735cf..517e12e3a26e 100644
--- a/etc/systemd/system/zfs-import-scan.service.in
+++ b/etc/systemd/system/zfs-import-scan.service.in
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Import ZFS pools by device scanning
 DefaultDependencies=no
 Requires=systemd-udev-settle.service
 After=systemd-udev-settle.service
 After=cryptsetup.target
 ConditionPathExists=!@sysconfdir@/zfs/zpool.cache
 
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot
 RemainAfterExit=yes
-ExecStart=/sbin/modprobe zfs && @sbindir@/zpool import -d /dev/disk/by-id -aN
+ExecStartPre=/sbin/modprobe zfs
+ExecStart=@sbindir@/zpool import -d /dev/disk/by-id -aN