diff --git a/modules.d/50plymouth/plymouth-populate-initrd.sh b/modules.d/50plymouth/plymouth-populate-initrd.sh
index e36ed521d6..7e3afdd8ae 100755
--- a/modules.d/50plymouth/plymouth-populate-initrd.sh
+++ b/modules.d/50plymouth/plymouth-populate-initrd.sh
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
 PLYMOUTH_LOGO_FILE="/usr/share/pixmaps/system-logo-white.png"
 PLYMOUTH_THEME=$(plymouth-set-default-theme)
 
-inst_multiple plymouthd plymouth \
-    /etc/system-release
+inst_multiple plymouthd plymouth
 
 test -e "${PLYMOUTH_LOGO_FILE}" && inst_simple "${PLYMOUTH_LOGO_FILE}"