diff --git a/appliance/init b/appliance/init
index b573c46d7..48c7c34da 100755
--- a/appliance/init
+++ b/appliance/init
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ else
 
   modprobe virtio_pci
   modprobe virtio_net
-  modprobe dm_mod ||:
 fi
 
+modprobe dm_mod ||:
 mount
 ls -l /dev