diff --git a/units/initrd-fs.target b/units/initrd-fs.target
index 1db8fb3a48..33822bde66 100644
--- a/units/initrd-fs.target
+++ b/units/initrd-fs.target
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Initrd File Systems
 Documentation=man:systemd.special(7)
+OnFailure=emergency.target
+OnFailureJobMode=replace-irreversibly
 ConditionPathExists=/etc/initrd-release
 After=initrd-parse-etc.service
 DefaultDependencies=no
diff --git a/units/initrd-root-device.target b/units/initrd-root-device.target
index bc2743e2d5..580c666b23 100644
--- a/units/initrd-root-device.target
+++ b/units/initrd-root-device.target
@@ -11,5 +11,7 @@
 Description=Initrd Root Device
 Documentation=man:systemd.special(7)
 ConditionPathExists=/etc/initrd-release
+OnFailure=emergency.target
+OnFailureJobMode=replace-irreversibly
 DefaultDependencies=no
 Conflicts=shutdown.target
diff --git a/units/initrd-root-fs.target b/units/initrd-root-fs.target
index 26897796af..9b955f618a 100644
--- a/units/initrd-root-fs.target
+++ b/units/initrd-root-fs.target
@@ -11,5 +11,7 @@
 Description=Initrd Root File System
 Documentation=man:systemd.special(7)
 ConditionPathExists=/etc/initrd-release
+OnFailure=emergency.target
+OnFailureJobMode=replace-irreversibly
 DefaultDependencies=no
 Conflicts=shutdown.target
diff --git a/units/initrd.target b/units/initrd.target
index 30b3bd04d2..a74a447c91 100644
--- a/units/initrd.target
+++ b/units/initrd.target
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Initrd Default Target
 Documentation=man:systemd.special(7)
+OnFailure=emergency.target
+OnFailureJobMode=replace-irreversibly
 ConditionPathExists=/etc/initrd-release
 Requires=basic.target
 Wants=initrd-root-fs.target initrd-root-device.target initrd-fs.target initrd-parse-etc.service
diff --git a/units/local-fs.target b/units/local-fs.target
index da3683e948..6ba4930087 100644
--- a/units/local-fs.target
+++ b/units/local-fs.target
@@ -13,3 +13,5 @@ Documentation=man:systemd.special(7)
 DefaultDependencies=no
 Conflicts=shutdown.target
 After=local-fs-pre.target
+OnFailure=emergency.target
+OnFailureJobMode=replace-irreversibly