diff --git a/.github/labeler.yml b/.github/labeler.yml
index ba47d04974..5fe047da8d 100644
--- a/.github/labeler.yml
+++ b/.github/labeler.yml
@@ -290,3 +290,6 @@ test:
   - test/**/*
   - modules.d/80test*
   - modules.d/80test*/*
+
+net-lib:
+  - modules.d/45net-lib/*
diff --git a/modules.d/01systemd-networkd/module-setup.sh b/modules.d/01systemd-networkd/module-setup.sh
index 27d901015b..0dcbcb572c 100755
--- a/modules.d/01systemd-networkd/module-setup.sh
+++ b/modules.d/01systemd-networkd/module-setup.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ check() {
 depends() {
 
     # This module has external dependency on other module(s).
-    echo dbus kernel-network-modules systemd-sysusers
+    echo dbus kernel-network-modules systemd-sysusers net-lib
     # Return 0 to include the dependent module(s) in the initramfs.
     return 0
 
diff --git a/modules.d/35connman/module-setup.sh b/modules.d/35connman/module-setup.sh
index 6502d307ed..df30f2e44b 100755
--- a/modules.d/35connman/module-setup.sh
+++ b/modules.d/35connman/module-setup.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ check() {
 
 # called by dracut
 depends() {
-    echo dbus systemd bash
+    echo dbus systemd bash net-lib
     return 0
 }
 
diff --git a/modules.d/35network-legacy/module-setup.sh b/modules.d/35network-legacy/module-setup.sh
index 868ea8fc29..4aef11924c 100755
--- a/modules.d/35network-legacy/module-setup.sh
+++ b/modules.d/35network-legacy/module-setup.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ check() {
 
 # called by dracut
 depends() {
+    echo net-lib
     return 0
 }
 
diff --git a/modules.d/35network-manager/module-setup.sh b/modules.d/35network-manager/module-setup.sh
index c5d568f0bc..df49a991f8 100755
--- a/modules.d/35network-manager/module-setup.sh
+++ b/modules.d/35network-manager/module-setup.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ check() {
 
 # called by dracut
 depends() {
-    echo dbus bash
+    echo dbus bash net-lib
     return 0
 }
 
diff --git a/modules.d/40network/module-setup.sh b/modules.d/40network/module-setup.sh
index ba7104d9df..323b127926 100755
--- a/modules.d/40network/module-setup.sh
+++ b/modules.d/40network/module-setup.sh
@@ -27,22 +27,6 @@ depends() {
             network_handler="network-legacy"
         fi
     fi
-    echo "kernel-network-modules $network_handler"
+    echo "net-lib kernel-network-modules $network_handler"
     return 0
 }
-
-# called by dracut
-installkernel() {
-    return 0
-}
-
-# called by dracut
-install() {
-    inst_script "$moddir/netroot.sh" "/sbin/netroot"
-    inst_simple "$moddir/net-lib.sh" "/lib/net-lib.sh"
-    inst_hook pre-udev 50 "$moddir/ifname-genrules.sh"
-    inst_hook cmdline 91 "$moddir/dhcp-root.sh"
-    inst_multiple ip sed awk grep pgrep tr
-    inst_multiple -o arping arping2
-    dracut_need_initqueue
-}
diff --git a/modules.d/40network/dhcp-root.sh b/modules.d/45net-lib/dhcp-root.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from modules.d/40network/dhcp-root.sh
rename to modules.d/45net-lib/dhcp-root.sh
diff --git a/modules.d/40network/ifname-genrules.sh b/modules.d/45net-lib/ifname-genrules.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from modules.d/40network/ifname-genrules.sh
rename to modules.d/45net-lib/ifname-genrules.sh
diff --git a/modules.d/45net-lib/module-setup.sh b/modules.d/45net-lib/module-setup.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..8053aa6f3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules.d/45net-lib/module-setup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+check() {
+    return 255
+}
+
+depends() {
+    echo base
+    return 0
+}
+
+install() {
+    inst_script "$moddir/netroot.sh" "/sbin/netroot"
+    inst_simple "$moddir/net-lib.sh" "/lib/net-lib.sh"
+    inst_hook pre-udev 50 "$moddir/ifname-genrules.sh"
+    inst_hook cmdline 91 "$moddir/dhcp-root.sh"
+    inst_multiple ip sed awk grep pgrep tr
+    inst_multiple -o arping arping2
+    dracut_need_initqueue
+}
diff --git a/modules.d/40network/net-lib.sh b/modules.d/45net-lib/net-lib.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from modules.d/40network/net-lib.sh
rename to modules.d/45net-lib/net-lib.sh
diff --git a/modules.d/40network/netroot.sh b/modules.d/45net-lib/netroot.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from modules.d/40network/netroot.sh
rename to modules.d/45net-lib/netroot.sh
diff --git a/modules.d/95nfs/nfs-lib.sh b/modules.d/95nfs/nfs-lib.sh
index f00067124e..ca22a13d5b 100755
--- a/modules.d/95nfs/nfs-lib.sh
+++ b/modules.d/95nfs/nfs-lib.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 type getarg > /dev/null 2>&1 || . /lib/dracut-lib.sh
-. /lib/net-lib.sh
+#. /lib/net-lib.sh
 
 # TODO: make these things not pollute the calling namespace