diff --git a/build_image b/build_image
index 5a16c02295..9bf6d7fc9e 100755
--- a/build_image
+++ b/build_image
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ DEFINE_string adjust_part "" \
   "Adjustments to apply to the partition table"
 DEFINE_string board "${DEFAULT_BOARD}" \
   "The board to build an image for."
-DEFINE_string boot_args "noinitrd" \
+DEFINE_string boot_args "" \
   "Additional boot arguments to pass to the commandline"
 DEFINE_boolean enable_bootcache ${FLAGS_FALSE} \
   "Default all bootloaders to NOT use boot cache."