diff --git a/0083-systemd-initrd-switch-root.service-add-back-force-to.patch b/0083-systemd-initrd-switch-root.service-add-back-force-to.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..949fb14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0083-systemd-initrd-switch-root.service-add-back-force-to.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+From 2499c305f92cc00474de9790d99abcdc1360d4dd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Harald Hoyer <harald@redhat.com>
+Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2012 16:36:05 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] systemd/initrd-switch-root.service: add back "--force" to
+ switch-root
+
+otherwise systemd does umount /run et.al.
+---
+ modules.d/98systemd/initrd-switch-root.service |    4 +++-
+ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/modules.d/98systemd/initrd-switch-root.service b/modules.d/98systemd/initrd-switch-root.service
+index bdc4587..e38f04d 100644
+--- a/modules.d/98systemd/initrd-switch-root.service
++++ b/modules.d/98systemd/initrd-switch-root.service
+@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@ Before=systemd-journal-flush.service
+ [Service]
+ Type=oneshot
+ EnvironmentFile=/run/initramfs/switch-root.conf
+-ExecStart=/usr/bin/systemctl switch-root ${NEWROOT} ${NEWINIT}
++# we have to use "--force" here, otherwise systemd would umount /run
++ExecStart=/usr/bin/systemctl --force switch-root ${NEWROOT} ${NEWINIT}
+ ExecStopPost=-/usr/bin/systemctl stop systemd-journald.service
++ExecStopPost=-/bin/rm -f /run/initramfs/switch-root.conf
+ StandardInput=null
+ StandardOutput=null
+ StandardError=null
diff --git a/dracut.spec b/dracut.spec
index ff1b2d6..eed92f3 100644
--- a/dracut.spec
+++ b/dracut.spec
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 Name: dracut
 Version: 020
-Release: 83.git20120711%{?dist}
+Release: 84.git20120711%{?dist}
 
 Summary: Initramfs generator using udev
 %if 0%{?fedora} || 0%{?rhel}
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ Patch79: 0079-test-silence-make-all.patch
 Patch80: 0080-systemd-fixed-initrd-switch-root.service.patch
 Patch81: 0081-dracut.sh-for-include-copy-also-the-symbolic-links.patch
 Patch82: 0082-install-dracut-install.c-check-for-empty-or-destdir.patch
+Patch83: 0083-systemd-initrd-switch-root.service-add-back-force-to.patch
 
 
 BuildRequires: dash bash git
@@ -437,6 +438,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %dir /var/lib/dracut/overlay
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Jul 11 2012 Harald Hoyer <harald@redhat.com> 020-84.git20120711
+- add back "--force" to switch-root, otherwise systemd umounts /run
+
 * Wed Jul 11 2012 Harald Hoyer <harald@redhat.com> 020-83.git20120711
 - more systemd journal fixes
 - nfs module fix