diff --git a/scripts/image b/scripts/image
index 50cc9a0fbf..3147c463c0 100755
--- a/scripts/image
+++ b/scripts/image
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ fi
           UUID_SYSTEM="$(uuidgen)" \
           UUID_STORAGE="$(uuidgen)" \
           UBOOT_SYSTEM="$UBOOT_SYSTEM" \
+          EXTRA_CMDLINE="$EXTRA_CMDLINE" \
           $SCRIPTS/mkimage
       fi
 
diff --git a/scripts/mkimage b/scripts/mkimage
index aeb4f6c3d6..590ec3928b 100755
--- a/scripts/mkimage
+++ b/scripts/mkimage
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ elif [ "$BOOTLOADER" = "bcm2835-bootloader" ]; then
   # create bootloader configuration
     echo "image: creating bootloader configuration..."
     cat << EOF > "$OE_TMP"/cmdline.txt
-boot=/dev/mmcblk0p1 disk=/dev/mmcblk0p2 quiet
+boot=/dev/mmcblk0p1 disk=/dev/mmcblk0p2 quiet $EXTRA_CMDLINE
 EOF
 
   # copy files