diff --git a/nixos/modules/installer/netboot/netboot.nix b/nixos/modules/installer/netboot/netboot.nix
index cdfba5ab9e31..f9b8d95c684d 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/installer/netboot/netboot.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/installer/netboot/netboot.nix
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ with lib;
 
     system.build.netbootIpxeScript = pkgs.writeTextDir "netboot.ipxe" ''
       #!ipxe
-      kernel ${pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.platform.kernelTarget} init=${config.system.build.toplevel}/init ${toString config.boot.kernelParams}
+      kernel ${pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.platform.kernelTarget} init=${config.system.build.toplevel}/init initrd=initrd ${toString config.boot.kernelParams}
       initrd initrd
       boot
     '';