diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index 9975dcab99c3..5c2594d7c9ac 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -4409,6 +4409,9 @@
 
 	rootflags=	[KNL] Set root filesystem mount option string
 
+	initramfs_options= [KNL]
+                        Specify mount options for for the initramfs mount.
+
 	rootfstype=	[KNL] Set root filesystem type
 
 	rootwait	[KNL] Wait (indefinitely) for root device to show up.
diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index c87f847c959d..3c6f0586ae21 100644
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -62,6 +62,15 @@ static int __init set_mphash_entries(char *str)
 }
 __setup("mphash_entries=", set_mphash_entries);
 
+static char * __initdata initramfs_options;
+static int __init initramfs_options_setup(char *str)
+{
+	initramfs_options = str;
+	return 1;
+}
+
+__setup("initramfs_options=", initramfs_options_setup);
+
 static u64 event;
 static DEFINE_IDA(mnt_id_ida);
 static DEFINE_IDA(mnt_group_ida);
@@ -3829,7 +3838,7 @@ static void __init init_mount_tree(void)
 	struct mnt_namespace *ns;
 	struct path root;
 
-	mnt = vfs_kern_mount(&rootfs_fs_type, 0, "rootfs", NULL);
+	mnt = vfs_kern_mount(&rootfs_fs_type, 0, "rootfs", initramfs_options);
 	if (IS_ERR(mnt))
 		panic("Can't create rootfs");