diff --git a/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-390.157.ebuild b/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-390.157.ebuild
index 9de2db703e7e7..eb7f7c538b20d 100644
--- a/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-390.157.ebuild
+++ b/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-390.157.ebuild
@@ -401,12 +401,13 @@ documentation that is installed alongside this README."
 	insinto /etc/sandbox.d
 	newins - 20nvidia <<<'SANDBOX_PREDICT="/dev/nvidiactl"'
 
-	# Dracut does not include /etc/modprobe.d if hostonly=no, but we do need this
-	# to ensure that the nouveau blacklist is applied
-	# https://github.com/dracut-ng/dracut-ng/issues/674
-	# https://bugs.gentoo.org/932781
-	echo "install_items+=\" ${EPREFIX}/etc/modprobe.d/nvidia.conf \"" >> \
-		"${ED}/usr/lib/dracut/dracut.conf.d/10-${PN}.conf" || die
+	# dracut does not use /etc/modprobe.d if hostonly=no, but want to make sure
+	# our settings are used for bug 932781#c8 and nouveau blacklist if either
+	# modules are included (however, just best-effort without initramfs regen)
+	if use modules; then
+		echo "install_items+=\" ${EPREFIX}/etc/modprobe.d/nvidia.conf \"" >> \
+			"${ED}"/usr/lib/dracut/dracut.conf.d/10-${PN}.conf || die
+	fi
 }
 
 pkg_preinst() {
diff --git a/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-470.256.02-r1.ebuild b/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-470.256.02-r1.ebuild
index 901fcedc63b3f..2d1290262b0b2 100644
--- a/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-470.256.02-r1.ebuild
+++ b/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-470.256.02-r1.ebuild
@@ -388,12 +388,13 @@ documentation that is installed alongside this README."
 	insinto /etc/sandbox.d
 	newins - 20nvidia <<<'SANDBOX_PREDICT="/dev/nvidiactl:/dev/char"'
 
-	# Dracut does not include /etc/modprobe.d if hostonly=no, but we do need this
-	# to ensure that the nouveau blacklist is applied
-	# https://github.com/dracut-ng/dracut-ng/issues/674
-	# https://bugs.gentoo.org/932781
-	echo "install_items+=\" ${EPREFIX}/etc/modprobe.d/nvidia.conf \"" >> \
-		"${ED}/usr/lib/dracut/dracut.conf.d/10-${PN}.conf" || die
+	# dracut does not use /etc/modprobe.d if hostonly=no, but want to make sure
+	# our settings are used for bug 932781#c8 and nouveau blacklist if either
+	# modules are included (however, just best-effort without initramfs regen)
+	if use modules; then
+		echo "install_items+=\" ${EPREFIX}/etc/modprobe.d/nvidia.conf \"" >> \
+			"${ED}"/usr/lib/dracut/dracut.conf.d/10-${PN}.conf || die
+	fi
 }
 
 pkg_preinst() {
diff --git a/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-525.147.05-r1.ebuild b/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-525.147.05-r1.ebuild
index e799f517bebc2..16f64f83801fe 100644
--- a/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-525.147.05-r1.ebuild
+++ b/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-525.147.05-r1.ebuild
@@ -452,12 +452,13 @@ documentation that is installed alongside this README."
 	insinto /etc/sandbox.d
 	newins - 20nvidia <<<'SANDBOX_PREDICT="/dev/nvidiactl:/dev/char"'
 
-	# Dracut does not include /etc/modprobe.d if hostonly=no, but we do need this
-	# to ensure that the nouveau blacklist is applied
-	# https://github.com/dracut-ng/dracut-ng/issues/674
-	# https://bugs.gentoo.org/932781
-	echo "install_items+=\" ${EPREFIX}/etc/modprobe.d/nvidia.conf \"" >> \
-		"${ED}/usr/lib/dracut/dracut.conf.d/10-${PN}.conf" || die
+	# dracut does not use /etc/modprobe.d if hostonly=no, but want to make sure
+	# our settings are used for bug 932781#c8 and nouveau blacklist if either
+	# modules are included (however, just best-effort without initramfs regen)
+	if use modules; then
+		echo "install_items+=\" ${EPREFIX}/etc/modprobe.d/nvidia.conf \"" >> \
+			"${ED}"/usr/lib/dracut/dracut.conf.d/10-${PN}.conf || die
+	fi
 }
 
 pkg_preinst() {
diff --git a/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-535.183.01-r1.ebuild b/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-535.183.01-r1.ebuild
index d547a90fb2f77..895d1216ea023 100644
--- a/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-535.183.01-r1.ebuild
+++ b/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-535.183.01-r1.ebuild
@@ -452,12 +452,13 @@ documentation that is installed alongside this README."
 	insinto /etc/sandbox.d
 	newins - 20nvidia <<<'SANDBOX_PREDICT="/dev/nvidiactl:/dev/char"'
 
-	# Dracut does not include /etc/modprobe.d if hostonly=no, but we do need this
-	# to ensure that the nouveau blacklist is applied
-	# https://github.com/dracut-ng/dracut-ng/issues/674
-	# https://bugs.gentoo.org/932781
-	echo "install_items+=\" ${EPREFIX}/etc/modprobe.d/nvidia.conf \"" >> \
-		"${ED}/usr/lib/dracut/dracut.conf.d/10-${PN}.conf" || die
+	# dracut does not use /etc/modprobe.d if hostonly=no, but want to make sure
+	# our settings are used for bug 932781#c8 and nouveau blacklist if either
+	# modules are included (however, just best-effort without initramfs regen)
+	if use modules; then
+		echo "install_items+=\" ${EPREFIX}/etc/modprobe.d/nvidia.conf \"" >> \
+			"${ED}"/usr/lib/dracut/dracut.conf.d/10-${PN}.conf || die
+	fi
 }
 
 pkg_preinst() {
diff --git a/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-550.107.02-r1.ebuild b/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-550.107.02-r1.ebuild
index 7b1df62783147..d38e79b6dd1af 100644
--- a/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-550.107.02-r1.ebuild
+++ b/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-550.107.02-r1.ebuild
@@ -443,12 +443,13 @@ documentation that is installed alongside this README."
 	insinto /etc/sandbox.d
 	newins - 20nvidia <<<'SANDBOX_PREDICT="/dev/nvidiactl:/dev/nvidia-caps:/dev/char"'
 
-	# Dracut does not include /etc/modprobe.d if hostonly=no, but we do need this
-	# to ensure that the nouveau blacklist is applied
-	# https://github.com/dracut-ng/dracut-ng/issues/674
-	# https://bugs.gentoo.org/932781
-	echo "install_items+=\" ${EPREFIX}/etc/modprobe.d/nvidia.conf \"" >> \
-		"${ED}/usr/lib/dracut/dracut.conf.d/10-${PN}.conf" || die
+	# dracut does not use /etc/modprobe.d if hostonly=no, but want to make sure
+	# our settings are used for bug 932781#c8 and nouveau blacklist if either
+	# modules are included (however, just best-effort without initramfs regen)
+	if use modules; then
+		echo "install_items+=\" ${EPREFIX}/etc/modprobe.d/nvidia.conf \"" >> \
+			"${ED}"/usr/lib/dracut/dracut.conf.d/10-${PN}.conf || die
+	fi
 }
 
 pkg_preinst() {
diff --git a/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-550.120.ebuild b/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-550.120.ebuild
index 3f80d1a64cc2f..09d99013c8900 100644
--- a/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-550.120.ebuild
+++ b/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-550.120.ebuild
@@ -442,12 +442,13 @@ documentation that is installed alongside this README."
 	insinto /etc/sandbox.d
 	newins - 20nvidia <<<'SANDBOX_PREDICT="/dev/nvidiactl:/dev/nvidia-caps:/dev/char"'
 
-	# Dracut does not include /etc/modprobe.d if hostonly=no, but we do need this
-	# to ensure that the nouveau blacklist is applied
-	# https://github.com/dracut-ng/dracut-ng/issues/674
-	# https://bugs.gentoo.org/932781
-	echo "install_items+=\" ${EPREFIX}/etc/modprobe.d/nvidia.conf \"" >> \
-		"${ED}/usr/lib/dracut/dracut.conf.d/10-${PN}.conf" || die
+	# dracut does not use /etc/modprobe.d if hostonly=no, but want to make sure
+	# our settings are used for bug 932781#c8 and nouveau blacklist if either
+	# modules are included (however, just best-effort without initramfs regen)
+	if use modules; then
+		echo "install_items+=\" ${EPREFIX}/etc/modprobe.d/nvidia.conf \"" >> \
+			"${ED}"/usr/lib/dracut/dracut.conf.d/10-${PN}.conf || die
+	fi
 }
 
 pkg_preinst() {
diff --git a/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-550.40.75.ebuild b/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-550.40.75.ebuild
index 7c967cc422fc7..3d6eb1baaf8da 100644
--- a/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-550.40.75.ebuild
+++ b/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-550.40.75.ebuild
@@ -445,12 +445,13 @@ documentation that is installed alongside this README."
 	insinto /etc/sandbox.d
 	newins - 20nvidia <<<'SANDBOX_PREDICT="/dev/nvidiactl:/dev/nvidia-caps:/dev/char"'
 
-	# Dracut does not include /etc/modprobe.d if hostonly=no, but we do need this
-	# to ensure that the nouveau blacklist is applied
-	# https://github.com/dracut-ng/dracut-ng/issues/674
-	# https://bugs.gentoo.org/932781
-	echo "install_items+=\" ${EPREFIX}/etc/modprobe.d/nvidia.conf \"" >> \
-		"${ED}/usr/lib/dracut/dracut.conf.d/10-${PN}.conf" || die
+	# dracut does not use /etc/modprobe.d if hostonly=no, but want to make sure
+	# our settings are used for bug 932781#c8 and nouveau blacklist if either
+	# modules are included (however, just best-effort without initramfs regen)
+	if use modules; then
+		echo "install_items+=\" ${EPREFIX}/etc/modprobe.d/nvidia.conf \"" >> \
+			"${ED}"/usr/lib/dracut/dracut.conf.d/10-${PN}.conf || die
+	fi
 }
 
 pkg_preinst() {
diff --git a/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-560.35.03-r1.ebuild b/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-560.35.03-r1.ebuild
index 2027543207fe9..f348c8169992e 100644
--- a/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-560.35.03-r1.ebuild
+++ b/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-560.35.03-r1.ebuild
@@ -448,12 +448,13 @@ documentation that is installed alongside this README."
 	insinto /etc/sandbox.d
 	newins - 20nvidia <<<'SANDBOX_PREDICT="/dev/nvidiactl:/dev/nvidia-caps:/dev/char"'
 
-	# Dracut does not include /etc/modprobe.d if hostonly=no, but we do need this
-	# to ensure that the nouveau blacklist is applied
-	# https://github.com/dracut-ng/dracut-ng/issues/674
-	# https://bugs.gentoo.org/932781
-	echo "install_items+=\" ${EPREFIX}/etc/modprobe.d/nvidia.conf \"" >> \
-		"${ED}/usr/lib/dracut/dracut.conf.d/10-${PN}.conf" || die
+	# dracut does not use /etc/modprobe.d if hostonly=no, but want to make sure
+	# our settings are used for bug 932781#c8 and nouveau blacklist if either
+	# modules are included (however, just best-effort without initramfs regen)
+	if use modules; then
+		echo "install_items+=\" ${EPREFIX}/etc/modprobe.d/nvidia.conf \"" >> \
+			"${ED}"/usr/lib/dracut/dracut.conf.d/10-${PN}.conf || die
+	fi
 }
 
 pkg_preinst() {