diff --git a/lib/initcpio/hooks/arch_dmraid b/lib/initcpio/hooks/arch_dmraid
index 77ead8831..cfefaebe3 100644
--- a/lib/initcpio/hooks/arch_dmraid
+++ b/lib/initcpio/hooks/arch_dmraid
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 run_hook ()
 {
     /sbin/modprobe -q dm-mod >/dev/null 2>&1
+    /sbin/modprobe -q dm-mirror >/dev/null 2>&1
     #fix if udev initialises /dev/mapper/control
     sleep 0.5
     if [ -e "/sys/class/misc/device-mapper" ]; then
diff --git a/lib/initcpio/install/arch_dmraid b/lib/initcpio/install/arch_dmraid
index a2691c318..f22d25f8b 100644
--- a/lib/initcpio/install/arch_dmraid
+++ b/lib/initcpio/install/arch_dmraid
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 install ()
 {
-    MODULES="dm-mod"
+    MODULES="dm-mod dm-mirror"
     BINARIES="dmraid"
     FILES=""
     SCRIPT="arch_dmraid"