diff --git a/target/linux/ar71xx/image/lzma-loader/src/loader.c b/target/linux/ar71xx/image/lzma-loader/src/loader.c
index 5c674ae5ff..cc73eb1721 100644
--- a/target/linux/ar71xx/image/lzma-loader/src/loader.c
+++ b/target/linux/ar71xx/image/lzma-loader/src/loader.c
@@ -73,9 +73,10 @@ static unsigned long lzma_outsize;
 static unsigned long kernel_la;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_KERNEL_CMDLINE
-#define kernel_argc	1
+#define kernel_argc	2
 static const char kernel_cmdline[] = CONFIG_KERNEL_CMDLINE;
 static const char *kernel_argv[] = {
+	NULL,
 	kernel_cmdline,
 	NULL,
 };