diff --git a/defaults/linuxrc b/defaults/linuxrc
index 4166396..f1e20ce 100755
--- a/defaults/linuxrc
+++ b/defaults/linuxrc
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ CMDLINE=$(cat /proc/cmdline)
 FAKE_ROOT=''
 FAKE_INIT=''
 REAL_ROOTFLAGS=''
+INIT_OPTS=''
 ROOTFSTYPE='auto'
 CRYPT_SILENT=0