diff --git a/fs/cpio/init b/fs/cpio/init
index a275482177..dbe09ac68e 100755
--- a/fs/cpio/init
+++ b/fs/cpio/init
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 exec 0</dev/console
 exec 1>/dev/console
 exec 2>/dev/console
-exec /sbin/init $*
+exec /sbin/init "$@"