diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/initrdscripts/initramfs-framework/finish b/meta/recipes-core/initrdscripts/initramfs-framework/finish
index a8806aa3af..e712ff03c6 100755
--- a/meta/recipes-core/initrdscripts/initramfs-framework/finish
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/initrdscripts/initramfs-framework/finish
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ finish_run() {
 		mount --move /sys $ROOTFS_DIR/sys
 
 		cd $ROOTFS_DIR
-		exec switch_root -c /dev/console $ROOTFS_DIR /sbin/init
+		exec switch_root -c /dev/console $ROOTFS_DIR ${bootparam_init:-/sbin/init}
 	else
 		debug "No rootfs has been set"
 	fi