diff --git a/systemd.spec b/systemd.spec
index c0f677d..555674a 100644
--- a/systemd.spec
+++ b/systemd.spec
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 Name:          systemd
 Epoch:         2
 Version:       255.2
-Release:       1mamba
+Release:       2mamba
 Summary:       A system and service manager compatible with SysV and LSB init scripts
 Group:         System/Configuration
 Vendor:        openmamba
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ BuildRequires: vala-tools
 Conflicts:     sysvinit
 Conflicts:     initscripts-sysv5
 Requires:      dbus >= 1.13.2
-Requires:      dracut >= 059-4mamba
 Requires:      kbd
 Requires:      libkmod >= 29-2mamba
 Requires:      liblockdev
@@ -515,9 +514,9 @@ if [ $1 -ge 1 ]; then
    KVER=`uname -r`
    INITRAMFS=/boot/initramfs-$KVER.img
    KERNEL=/boot/vmlinuz-$KVER
-   [ -e $INITRAMFS -a /etc/systemd/system.conf -nt $INITRAMFS ] || continue
-   [ -e $KERNEL -a -e /usr/sbin/mkinitrd ] || continue
-   dracut $INITRAMFS $KVER -H -f -q
+   if [ -e $INITRAMFS -a /etc/systemd/system.conf -nt $INITRAMFS ]; then
+      [ -e $KERNEL -a -e /usr/bin/dracut ] && dracut $INITRAMFS $KVER -H -f -q
+   fi
 fi
 :
 
@@ -857,6 +856,9 @@ systemctl daemon-reload &>/dev/null || :
 %{_libdir}/pkgconfig/libudev.pc
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Jan 10 2024 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 255.2-2mamba
+- don't require dracut for base rootfs
+
 * Sun Dec 24 2023 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 255.2-1mamba
 - automatic version update by autodist