diff --git a/packages/initramfs/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/scripts/init b/packages/initramfs/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/scripts/init
index 69febacfda..76d0700ca7 100755
--- a/packages/initramfs/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/scripts/init
+++ b/packages/initramfs/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/scripts/init
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ NBD_DEVS="0"
 # parse command line arguments
   for arg in $(cat /proc/cmdline); do
     case $arg in
+      boot=*)
+        boot="${arg#*=}"
+        ;;
+      disk=*)
+        disk="${arg#*=}"
+        ;;
       debugging)
         DEBUG=yes
         ;;