diff --git a/arch/m68k/kernel/setup.c b/arch/m68k/kernel/setup.c
index 9af3ee0e555d..42b8fd09ea8f 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/kernel/setup.c
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
 	init_mm.brk = (unsigned long) &_end;
 
 	*cmdline_p = m68k_command_line;
-	memcpy(saved_command_line, *cmdline_p, CL_SIZE);
+	memcpy(boot_command_line, *cmdline_p, CL_SIZE);
 
 	/* Parse the command line for arch-specific options.
 	 * For the m68k, this is currently only "debug=xxx" to enable printing