diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index 0ee9c6866ada1d..a499bd58e1c45e 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -267,7 +267,9 @@ static int __init set_init_arg(char *param, char *val,
 
 	repair_env_string(param, val, unused, NULL);
 
-	for (i = 0; argv_init[i]; i++) {
+	i = 0;
+	while(argv_init[i]){
+		i++;
 		if (i == MAX_INIT_ARGS) {
 			panic_later = "init";
 			panic_param = param;