diff --git a/arch/cris/kernel/setup.c b/arch/cris/kernel/setup.c
index ca8b45a0fe2e..65466c49d7a9 100644
--- a/arch/cris/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/cris/kernel/setup.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ struct screen_info screen_info;
 extern int root_mountflags;
 extern char _etext, _edata, _end;
 
-char cris_command_line[COMMAND_LINE_SIZE] = { 0, };
+char __initdata cris_command_line[COMMAND_LINE_SIZE] = { 0, };
 
 extern const unsigned long text_start, edata; /* set by the linker script */
 extern unsigned long dram_start, dram_end;
@@ -153,8 +153,8 @@ setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
 #endif
 
 	/* Save command line for future references. */
-	memcpy(saved_command_line, cris_command_line, COMMAND_LINE_SIZE);
-	saved_command_line[COMMAND_LINE_SIZE - 1] = '\0';
+	memcpy(boot_command_line, cris_command_line, COMMAND_LINE_SIZE);
+	boot_command_line[COMMAND_LINE_SIZE - 1] = '\0';
 
 	/* give credit for the CRIS port */
 	show_etrax_copyright();