diff --git a/config/syslinux/syslinux.cfg b/config/syslinux/syslinux.cfg
index 15af66e4a..361a3168e 100644
--- a/config/syslinux/syslinux.cfg
+++ b/config/syslinux/syslinux.cfg
@@ -4,16 +4,16 @@ PROMPT 1
 F1 boot.msg
 F2 options.msg
 DEFAULT vmlinuz 
-  APPEND ide=nodma initrd=instroot root=/dev/ram0 ramdisk_size=16384 vga=791 splash=silent ro
+  APPEND ide=nodma initrd=instroot vga=791 splash=silent ro
 LABEL novga
   KERNEL vmlinuz
-  APPEND ide=nodma initrd=instroot root=/dev/ram0 ramdisk_size=16384 ro
+  APPEND ide=nodma initrd=instroot ro
 LABEL dma
   KERNEL vmlinuz
-  APPEND initrd=instroot root=/dev/ram0 ramdisk_size=16384 vga=791 splash=silent ro
+  APPEND initrd=instroot vga=791 splash=silent ro
 LABEL unattended
   KERNEL vmlinuz
-  APPEND ide=nodma initrd=instroot root=/dev/ram0 ramdisk_size=16384 vga=791 splash=silent unattended ro
+  APPEND ide=nodma initrd=instroot vga=791 splash=silent unattended ro
 LABEL memtest
   KERNEL memtest
   APPEND -
diff --git a/lfs/initrd b/lfs/initrd
index 824b40c76..896d78ecf 100644
--- a/lfs/initrd
+++ b/lfs/initrd
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ $(TARGET) :
 	cd /install/initrd && strip --strip-all {,usr/}{,s}bin/* || true
 	cd /install/initrd && strip --strip-debug {,usr/}lib/* || true
 
+	cd /install/initrd && ln -svf sbin/init init
+
 	cd /install/initrd && find . | cpio -o -H newc | lzma -9 > /install/images/initrd
 	cd /install/initrd && find ./ -ls > $(DIR_INFO)/_build.initrd.log