diff --git a/grub-core/loader/arm/linux.c b/grub-core/loader/arm/linux.c
index 30b366601c39..f00b538ebad0 100644
--- a/grub-core/loader/arm/linux.c
+++ b/grub-core/loader/arm/linux.c
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ grub_cmd_initrd (grub_command_t cmd __attribute__ ((unused)),
   grub_dprintf ("loader", "Loading initrd to 0x%08x\n",
 		(grub_addr_t) initrd_start);
 
-  if (grub_initrd_load (&initrd_ctx, argv, (void *) initrd_start))
+  if (grub_initrd_load (&initrd_ctx, (void *) initrd_start))
     goto fail;
 
   initrd_end = initrd_start + size;
diff --git a/grub-core/loader/arm64/linux.c b/grub-core/loader/arm64/linux.c
index ef3e9f9444ca..aed7a200b848 100644
--- a/grub-core/loader/arm64/linux.c
+++ b/grub-core/loader/arm64/linux.c
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ grub_cmd_initrd (grub_command_t cmd __attribute__ ((unused)),
       goto fail;
     }
 
-  if (grub_initrd_load (&initrd_ctx, argv, initrd_mem))
+  if (grub_initrd_load (&initrd_ctx, initrd_mem))
     goto fail;
 
   initrd_start = (grub_addr_t) initrd_mem;
diff --git a/grub-core/loader/i386/linux.c b/grub-core/loader/i386/linux.c
index c5984d4b27e9..edd6c2bb1d23 100644
--- a/grub-core/loader/i386/linux.c
+++ b/grub-core/loader/i386/linux.c
@@ -1107,7 +1107,7 @@ grub_cmd_initrd (grub_command_t cmd __attribute__ ((unused)),
     initrd_mem_target = get_physical_target_address (ch);
   }
 
-  if (grub_initrd_load (&initrd_ctx, argv, initrd_mem))
+  if (grub_initrd_load (&initrd_ctx, initrd_mem))
     goto fail;
 
   grub_dprintf ("linux", "Initrd, addr=0x%x, size=0x%x\n",
diff --git a/grub-core/loader/i386/pc/linux.c b/grub-core/loader/i386/pc/linux.c
index 7b89d431051e..4adeee9ae001 100644
--- a/grub-core/loader/i386/pc/linux.c
+++ b/grub-core/loader/i386/pc/linux.c
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ grub_cmd_initrd (grub_command_t cmd __attribute__ ((unused)),
     initrd_addr = get_physical_target_address (ch);
   }
 
-  if (grub_initrd_load (&initrd_ctx, argv, initrd_chunk))
+  if (grub_initrd_load (&initrd_ctx, initrd_chunk))
     goto fail;
 
   lh->ramdisk_image = initrd_addr;
diff --git a/grub-core/loader/i386/xen.c b/grub-core/loader/i386/xen.c
index cd24874ca324..3b856e842709 100644
--- a/grub-core/loader/i386/xen.c
+++ b/grub-core/loader/i386/xen.c
@@ -809,8 +809,7 @@ grub_cmd_initrd (grub_command_t cmd __attribute__ ((unused)),
       if (err)
 	goto fail;
 
-      if (grub_initrd_load (&initrd_ctx, argv,
-			    get_virtual_current_address (ch)))
+      if (grub_initrd_load (&initrd_ctx, get_virtual_current_address (ch)))
 	goto fail;
     }
 
diff --git a/grub-core/loader/ia64/efi/linux.c b/grub-core/loader/ia64/efi/linux.c
index 41266109e03c..fb9b961f71a2 100644
--- a/grub-core/loader/ia64/efi/linux.c
+++ b/grub-core/loader/ia64/efi/linux.c
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ grub_cmd_initrd (grub_command_t cmd __attribute__ ((unused)),
   grub_dprintf ("linux", "[addr=0x%lx, size=0x%lx]\n",
 		(grub_uint64_t) initrd_mem, initrd_size);
 
-  if (grub_initrd_load (&initrd_ctx, argv, initrd_mem))
+  if (grub_initrd_load (&initrd_ctx, initrd_mem))
     goto fail;
  fail:
   grub_initrd_close (&initrd_ctx);
diff --git a/grub-core/loader/linux.c b/grub-core/loader/linux.c
index ade9b2fef470..830360172c3d 100644
--- a/grub-core/loader/linux.c
+++ b/grub-core/loader/linux.c
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ grub_initrd_close (struct grub_linux_initrd_context *initrd_ctx)
 
 grub_err_t
 grub_initrd_load (struct grub_linux_initrd_context *initrd_ctx,
-		  char *argv[], void *target)
+		  void *target)
 {
   grub_uint8_t *ptr = target;
   int i;
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ grub_initrd_load (struct grub_linux_initrd_context *initrd_ctx,
 	{
 	  if (!grub_errno)
 	    grub_error (GRUB_ERR_FILE_READ_ERROR, N_("premature end of file %s"),
-			argv[i]);
+			initrd_ctx->components[i].file->name);
 	  grub_initrd_close (initrd_ctx);
 	  return grub_errno;
 	}
diff --git a/grub-core/loader/mips/linux.c b/grub-core/loader/mips/linux.c
index 2f912c61ccda..7264ba2b663b 100644
--- a/grub-core/loader/mips/linux.c
+++ b/grub-core/loader/mips/linux.c
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ grub_cmd_initrd (grub_command_t cmd __attribute__ ((unused)),
     initrd_dest = get_physical_target_address (ch) | 0x80000000;
   }
 
-  if (grub_initrd_load (&initrd_ctx, argv, initrd_src))
+  if (grub_initrd_load (&initrd_ctx, initrd_src))
     goto fail;
 
 #ifdef GRUB_MACHINE_MIPS_QEMU_MIPS
diff --git a/grub-core/loader/powerpc/ieee1275/linux.c b/grub-core/loader/powerpc/ieee1275/linux.c
index 6fdd86313083..e6d071508d8d 100644
--- a/grub-core/loader/powerpc/ieee1275/linux.c
+++ b/grub-core/loader/powerpc/ieee1275/linux.c
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ grub_cmd_initrd (grub_command_t cmd __attribute__ ((unused)),
 
   grub_dprintf ("loader", "Loading initrd at 0x%x, size 0x%x\n", addr, size);
 
-  if (grub_initrd_load (&initrd_ctx, argv, (void *) addr))
+  if (grub_initrd_load (&initrd_ctx, (void *) addr))
     goto fail;
 
   initrd_addr = addr;
diff --git a/grub-core/loader/sparc64/ieee1275/linux.c b/grub-core/loader/sparc64/ieee1275/linux.c
index bb47ee0cc640..ac2206f3c051 100644
--- a/grub-core/loader/sparc64/ieee1275/linux.c
+++ b/grub-core/loader/sparc64/ieee1275/linux.c
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ grub_cmd_initrd (grub_command_t cmd __attribute__ ((unused)),
   grub_dprintf ("loader", "Loading initrd at vaddr 0x%lx, paddr 0x%lx, size 0x%lx\n",
 		addr, paddr, size);
 
-  if (grub_initrd_load (&initrd_ctx, argv, (void *) addr))
+  if (grub_initrd_load (&initrd_ctx, (void *) addr))
     goto fail;
 
   initrd_addr = addr;
diff --git a/include/grub/linux.h b/include/grub/linux.h
index 594a3f3079b0..a96ac20483d3 100644
--- a/include/grub/linux.h
+++ b/include/grub/linux.h
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ grub_initrd_close (struct grub_linux_initrd_context *initrd_ctx);
 
 grub_err_t
 grub_initrd_load (struct grub_linux_initrd_context *initrd_ctx,
-		  char *argv[], void *target);
+		  void *target);
