diff --git a/SOURCES/fapolicyd-dracut.patch b/SOURCES/fapolicyd-dracut.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ae3d94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SOURCES/fapolicyd-dracut.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+diff -up ./init/fapolicyd.rules.fix ./init/fapolicyd.rules
+--- ./init/fapolicyd.rules.fix	2020-01-20 13:39:06.082916773 +0100
++++ ./init/fapolicyd.rules	2020-01-20 13:41:45.088018967 +0100
+@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
+ # versions of python and the update utilities may need adjusting for
+ # your distribution.
+ 
++# enable dracut
++allow uid=0 dir=/var/tmp/
++allow uid=0 exe=/usr/lib64/ld-2.28.so dir=systemdir
++
+ # Prevent execution by ld.so
+ deny_audit pattern=ld_so all
+ 
diff --git a/SPECS/fapolicyd.spec b/SPECS/fapolicyd.spec
index e407dcf..e78779c 100644
--- a/SPECS/fapolicyd.spec
+++ b/SPECS/fapolicyd.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary: Application Whitelisting Daemon
 Name: fapolicyd
 Version: 0.8.10
-Release: 3%{?dist}
+Release: 3%{?dist}.1
 License: GPLv3+
 URL: http://people.redhat.com/sgrubb/fapolicyd
 Source0: https://people.redhat.com/sgrubb/fapolicyd/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ Patch2: fapolicyd-dnf-output.patch
 # Added missing manpage for fapolicyd-cli
 Patch3: fapolicyd-manpage.patch
 
+# Allow dracut in fapolicyd.rules
+Patch4: fapolicyd-dracut.patch
+
 %description
 Fapolicyd (File Access Policy Daemon) implements application whitelisting
 to decide file access rights. Applications that are known via a reputation
@@ -37,6 +40,7 @@ makes use of the kernel's fanotify interface to determine file access rights.
 %patch1 -p1 -b .hash
 %patch2 -p1 -b .dnf-output
 %patch3 -p1 -b .manpage
+%patch4 -p1 -b .dracut
 
 %build
 ./autogen.sh
@@ -88,6 +92,12 @@ getent passwd %{name} >/dev/null || useradd -r -M -d %{_localstatedir}/lib/%{nam
 %{python3_sitelib}/dnf-plugins/__pycache__/%{name}-dnf-plugin.*.pyc
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Jan 20 2020 Radovan Sroka <rsroka@redhat.com> - 0.8.10-3.1
+RHEL 8.1.Z
+- fixed: fapolicyd blocks dracut from generating initramfs
+- changed default fapolicyd.rules
+Resolves: rhbz#1791856
+
 * Wed Jul 24 2019 Radovan Sroka <rsroka@redhat.com> - 0.8.10-3
 - added missing manpage for fapolicyd-cli
 Resolves: rhbz#1708015