diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index 491f1cd..5924871 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -142,6 +142,15 @@
 /* Extra init arguments */
 static char *extra_init_args;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_BOOT_CONFIG
+/* Is bootconfig on command line? */
+static bool bootconfig_found;
+static bool initargs_found;
+#else
+# define bootconfig_found false
+# define initargs_found false
+#endif
+
 static char *execute_command;
 static char *ramdisk_execute_command;
 
@@ -336,17 +345,30 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int __init bootconfig_params(char *param, char *val,
+				    const char *unused, void *arg)
+{
+	if (strcmp(param, "bootconfig") == 0) {
+		bootconfig_found = true;
+	} else if (strcmp(param, "--") == 0) {
+		initargs_found = true;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static void __init setup_boot_config(const char *cmdline)
 {
+	static char tmp_cmdline[COMMAND_LINE_SIZE] __initdata;
 	u32 size, csum;
 	char *data, *copy;
-	const char *p;
 	u32 *hdr;
 	int ret;
 
-	p = strstr(cmdline, "bootconfig");
-	if (!p || (p != cmdline && !isspace(*(p-1))) ||
-	    (p[10] && !isspace(p[10])))
+	strlcpy(tmp_cmdline, boot_command_line, COMMAND_LINE_SIZE);
+	parse_args("bootconfig", tmp_cmdline, NULL, 0, 0, 0, NULL,
+		   bootconfig_params);
+
+	if (!bootconfig_found)
 		return;
 
 	if (!initrd_end)
@@ -563,11 +585,12 @@
 		 * to init.
 		 */
 		len = strlen(saved_command_line);
-		if (!strstr(boot_command_line, " -- ")) {
+		if (initargs_found) {
+			saved_command_line[len++] = ' ';
+		} else {
 			strcpy(saved_command_line + len, " -- ");
 			len += 4;
-		} else
-			saved_command_line[len++] = ' ';
+		}
 
 		strcpy(saved_command_line + len, extra_init_args);
 	}