diff --git a/src/arch/x86_64/firecracker.rs b/src/arch/x86_64/firecracker.rs
index 6110d314..f0f8af07 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86_64/firecracker.rs
+++ b/src/arch/x86_64/firecracker.rs
@@ -144,7 +144,13 @@ pub unsafe fn boot_kernel(kernel_info: LoadedKernel) -> ! {
 			)
 		};
 
-		Some(core::str::from_utf8(slice).unwrap())
+		let s = core::str::from_utf8(slice).unwrap().strip_suffix('\0').unwrap();
+
+		if s.is_empty() {
+			None
+ 		} else {
+			Some(s)
+		}
 	} else {
 		None
 	};