diff --git a/rpm/kernel-obs-build.spec.in b/rpm/kernel-obs-build.spec.in
index 711bd2d..51e9f28 100644
--- a/rpm/kernel-obs-build.spec.in
+++ b/rpm/kernel-obs-build.spec.in
@@ -151,11 +151,12 @@ ROOT=""
                -m "$KERNEL_MODULES" \
                -k /boot/%{kernel_name}-*-default -M /boot/System.map-*-default -i /tmp/initrd.kvm -B
 %else
+# --host-only mode is needed for unlimited TasksMax workaround (boo#965564)
 dracut --reproducible --host-only --no-hostonly-cmdline \
 	--no-early-microcode --nofscks --strip --hardlink \
 	--drivers="$KERNEL_MODULES" --force /tmp/initrd.kvm \
 %if 0%{?suse_version} > 1550
-	--modules="obs qemu base rootfs-block" \
+	--modules="obs qemu base rootfs-block systemd-initrd terminfo" \
 %endif
 %if 0%{?suse_version} > 1550 || 0%{?sle_version} > 150200
 	--compress "zstd -19 -T0" \