diff --git a/images/sd-image-orange-pi-aarch64.nix b/images/sd-image-orange-pi-aarch64.nix
index a9b26a87..8a38d336 100644
--- a/images/sd-image-orange-pi-aarch64.nix
+++ b/images/sd-image-orange-pi-aarch64.nix
@@ -37,5 +37,6 @@ in
 
   security.sudo.wheelNeedsPassword = false;
 
+  boot.zfs.forceImportRoot = false;
   system.stateVersion = "26.05";
 }
diff --git a/images/sd-image-raspberry-pi-aarch64.nix b/images/sd-image-raspberry-pi-aarch64.nix
index 20b2abff..a3bd4d19 100644
--- a/images/sd-image-raspberry-pi-aarch64.nix
+++ b/images/sd-image-raspberry-pi-aarch64.nix
@@ -21,13 +21,11 @@ in
     name = "raspberry-pi";
   };
 
-  boot.kernelParams = [
-    "console=ttyS1,115200n8"
-  ];
-
-  boot.kernelModules = [
-    "bcm2835-v4l2"
-  ];
+  boot = {
+    kernelParams = [ "console=ttyS1,115200n8" ];
+    kernelModules = [ "bcm2835-v4l2" ];
+    zfs.forceImportRoot = false;
+  };
 
   hardware.enableRedistributableFirmware = true;
 
diff --git a/modules/common/default.nix b/modules/common/default.nix
index 1cd9e811..90d54618 100644
--- a/modules/common/default.nix
+++ b/modules/common/default.nix
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ in
 
   config = {
     system.stateVersion = lib.mkDefault "25.05";
+    boot.zfs.forceImportRoot = lib.mkDefault false;
 
     nix = {
       nixPath = [ "nixpkgs=${inputs.nixpkgs}" ]; # https://github.com/nix-community/nixd/blob/main/nixd/docs/configuration.md