diff --git a/etc/systemd/system/zfs-import-scan.service.in b/etc/systemd/system/zfs-import-scan.service.in
index 4aae9f06e504..ec5c45e63568 100644
--- a/etc/systemd/system/zfs-import-scan.service.in
+++ b/etc/systemd/system/zfs-import-scan.service.in
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ ConditionPathExists=!@sysconfdir@/zfs/zpool.cache
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot
 RemainAfterExit=yes
-ExecStart=@sbindir@/zpool import -aN -o cachefile=none
+ExecStart=@sbindir@/zpool import -aN -d /dev/disk/by-id -o cachefile=none
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=zfs-import.target