diff --git a/usr/lib/dracut/modules.d/10akshara/handle-update.sh b/usr/lib/dracut/modules.d/10akshara/handle-update.sh
index a5373cc..a6b8b09 100755
--- a/usr/lib/dracut/modules.d/10akshara/handle-update.sh
+++ b/usr/lib/dracut/modules.d/10akshara/handle-update.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 echo
 
+# Attempt to remount rootfs as rw
+mount -o remount,rw "$NEWROOT" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+
 # Remove "$NEWROOT"/.successful-update if exists
 rm -f "$NEWROOT"/.successful-update "$NEWROOT"/.update