diff --git a/dracut/simple/Makefile b/dracut/simple/Makefile
index 8c26d35..7fa1745 100644
--- a/dracut/simple/Makefile
+++ b/dracut/simple/Makefile
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@ install:
 	install -d $(DESTDIR)/usr/lib/dracut/modules.d/90qubes-vm-simple
 	install module-setup.sh init.sh \
 		$(DESTDIR)/usr/lib/dracut/modules.d/90qubes-vm-simple/
+	# flag indicating the module will (re-)enable scrub-pages option
+	touch $(DESTDIR)/usr/lib/dracut/modules.d/90qubes-vm-simple/xen-scrub-pages-supported