diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/setup.c b/arch/sh/kernel/setup.c
index 225f9ea5cdd..d6b817aa568 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/setup.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ static struct sh_machine_vector* __init get_mv_byname(const char* name);
 #define RAMDISK_PROMPT_FLAG		0x8000
 #define RAMDISK_LOAD_FLAG		0x4000
 
-static char command_line[COMMAND_LINE_SIZE] = { 0, };
+static char __initdata command_line[COMMAND_LINE_SIZE] = { 0, };
 
 static struct resource code_resource = { .name = "Kernel code", };
 static struct resource data_resource = { .name = "Kernel data", };
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ static inline void parse_cmdline (char ** cmdline_p, char mv_name[MV_NAME_SIZE],
 	int len = 0;
 
 	/* Save unparsed command line copy for /proc/cmdline */
-	memcpy(saved_command_line, COMMAND_LINE, COMMAND_LINE_SIZE);
-	saved_command_line[COMMAND_LINE_SIZE-1] = '\0';
+	memcpy(boot_command_line, COMMAND_LINE, COMMAND_LINE_SIZE);
+	boot_command_line[COMMAND_LINE_SIZE-1] = '\0';
 
 	memory_start = (unsigned long)PAGE_OFFSET+__MEMORY_START;
 	memory_end = memory_start + __MEMORY_SIZE;