diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index 31f2bf54976a..517b76447950 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ static int __init init_setup(char *str)
 	 * the shell think it should execute a script with such name.
 	 * So we ignore all arguments entered _before_ init=... [MJ]
 	 */
-	for (i = 1; i < MAX_INIT_ARGS; i++)
+	for (i = 1; i <= MAX_INIT_ARGS; i++)
 		argv_init[i] = NULL;
 	return 1;
 }
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ static int __init rdinit_setup(char *str)
 	ramdisk_execute_command = str;
 	ramdisk_execute_command_set = true;
 	/* See "auto" comment in init_setup */
-	for (i = 1; i < MAX_INIT_ARGS; i++)
+	for (i = 1; i <= MAX_INIT_ARGS; i++)
 		argv_init[i] = NULL;
 	return 1;
 }