diff --git a/target/linux/atheros-2.6/config/default b/target/linux/atheros-2.6/config/default
index afc8a7df74..0f06422257 100644
--- a/target/linux/atheros-2.6/config/default
+++ b/target/linux/atheros-2.6/config/default
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ CONFIG_ATHEROS_AR5315=y
 # CONFIG_ATM is not set
 CONFIG_BASE_SMALL=0
 # CONFIG_BT is not set
+CONFIG_CMDLINE="console=ttyS0,9600 rootfstype=squashfs,jffs2 init=/etc/preinit"
 CONFIG_CPU_BIG_ENDIAN=y
 CONFIG_CPU_HAS_LLSC=y
 CONFIG_CPU_HAS_PREFETCH=y
diff --git a/target/linux/atheros-2.6/files/arch/mips/atheros/prom.c b/target/linux/atheros-2.6/files/arch/mips/atheros/prom.c
index 45f4db9e12..489f309279 100644
--- a/target/linux/atheros-2.6/files/arch/mips/atheros/prom.c
+++ b/target/linux/atheros-2.6/files/arch/mips/atheros/prom.c
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ void __init prom_init(void)
 	DO_AR5312(ar5312_prom_init();)
 	DO_AR5315(ar5315_prom_init();)
 
-	strcpy(arcs_cmdline, "console=ttyS0,9600 rootfstype=squashfs,jffs2 init=/etc/preinit");
 }
 
 void __init prom_free_prom_memory(void)