diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 367ffa6b..51a34bc0 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ debian-cd (2.2.25) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   [ Colin Watson ]
   * Remove obsolete devfs=mount,dall and init=/linuxrc options from
     yaboot.conf and pegasos boot script.
+  * Remove init=/linuxrc from hppa.
 
  -- Sven Luther <sven@tael.powerlinux.fr>  Wed,  6 Sep 2006 21:38:33 +0200
 
diff --git a/tools/boot/etch/boot-hppa b/tools/boot/etch/boot-hppa
index 48453253..ef536d21 100755
--- a/tools/boot/etch/boot-hppa
+++ b/tools/boot/etch/boot-hppa
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ K32=$(ls $CDROOT/install/vmlinux-*-parisc|head -1 | sed 's?^.*/install/?install/
 K64=$(ls $CDROOT/install/vmlinux-*-parisc64|head -1 | sed 's?^.*/install/?install/?g')
 RSIZE=$(expr $(zcat "$CDROOT/install/initrd.gz" | wc --bytes) / 1024)
 
-echo " -hppa-cmdline '0/vmlinux,root=/dev/ram,initrd=0/ramdisk,ramdisk_size=$RSIZE,init=/linuxrc'" >> $1.mkisofs_opts
+echo " -hppa-cmdline '0/vmlinux,root=/dev/ram,initrd=0/ramdisk,ramdisk_size=$RSIZE'" >> $1.mkisofs_opts
 echo " -hppa-kernel-32 $K32" >> $1.mkisofs_opts
 echo " -hppa-kernel-64 $K64" >> $1.mkisofs_opts
 echo " -hppa-bootloader install/iplboot" >> $1.mkisofs_opts
diff --git a/tools/boot/etch/post-boot-hppa b/tools/boot/etch/post-boot-hppa
index 95218a39..cc576de0 100755
--- a/tools/boot/etch/post-boot-hppa
+++ b/tools/boot/etch/post-boot-hppa
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ K32=$(ls $CDROOT/install/vmlinux-*-parisc|head -1)
 K64=$(ls $CDROOT/install/vmlinux-*-parisc64|head -1)
 RSIZE=$(expr $(zcat "$CDROOT/install/initrd.gz" | wc --bytes) / 1024)
 /sbin/palo \
-     --commandline="0/vmlinux root=/dev/ram initrd=0/ramdisk ramdisk_size=$RSIZE init=/linuxrc" \
+     --commandline="0/vmlinux root=/dev/ram initrd=0/ramdisk ramdisk_size=$RSIZE" \
      --recoverykernel="$K32" \
      --recoverykernel="$K64" \
      --bootloader="$CDROOT/install/iplboot" \