of_scan_flat_dt(early_init_dt_scan_phyp_dump, NULL);
 #endif
 
+       /* Pre-initialize the cmd_line with the content of boot_commmand_line,
+        * which will be empty except when the content of the variable has
+        * been overriden by a bootloading mechanism. This happens typically
+        * with HAL takeover
+        */
+       strlcpy(cmd_line, boot_command_line, COMMAND_LINE_SIZE);
+
        /* Retrieve various informations from the /chosen node of the
         * device-tree, including the platform type, initrd location and
         * size, TCE reserve, and more ...
 
                opal_addr = top_addr;
        args->hal_addr = opal_addr;
 
+       /* Copy the command line to the kernel image */
+       strlcpy(RELOC(boot_command_line), RELOC(prom_cmd_line),
+               COMMAND_LINE_SIZE);
+
        prom_debug("  k_image    = 0x%lx\n", args->k_image);
        prom_debug("  k_size     = 0x%lx\n", args->k_size);
        prom_debug("  k_entry    = 0x%lx\n", args->k_entry);
 
 __secondary_hold_acknowledge __secondary_hold_spinloop __start
 strcmp strcpy strlcpy strlen strncmp strstr logo_linux_clut224
 reloc_got2 kernstart_addr memstart_addr linux_banner _stext
-opal_query_takeover opal_do_takeover opal_enter_rtas opal_secondary_entry"
+opal_query_takeover opal_do_takeover opal_enter_rtas opal_secondary_entry
+boot_command_line"
 
 NM="$1"
 OBJ="$2"