diff --git a/arch/um/include/user_util.h b/arch/um/include/user_util.h
index 06625fefef3..0f63003a2a3 100644
--- a/arch/um/include/user_util.h
+++ b/arch/um/include/user_util.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ extern unsigned long long highmem;
 
 extern char host_info[];
 
-extern char saved_command_line[];
+extern char __initdata boot_command_line[];
 
 extern unsigned long _stext, _etext, _sdata, _edata, __bss_start, _end;
 extern unsigned long _unprotected_end;
diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/um_arch.c b/arch/um/kernel/um_arch.c
index 84e57f6da1d..668eba2d2e8 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/um_arch.c
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/um_arch.c
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
 	atomic_notifier_chain_register(&panic_notifier_list,
 			&panic_exit_notifier);
 	paging_init();
-        strlcpy(saved_command_line, command_line, COMMAND_LINE_SIZE);
+	strlcpy(boot_command_line, command_line, COMMAND_LINE_SIZE);
  	*cmdline_p = command_line;
 	setup_hostinfo();
 }