diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index e6a1fb14f308..d292daabd9a2 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@ static int __init initcall_blacklist(char *str)
 		}
 	} while (str_entry);
 
-	return 0;
+	return 1;
 }
 
 static bool __init_or_module initcall_blacklisted(initcall_t fn)
@@ -1072,7 +1072,9 @@ static noinline void __init kernel_init_freeable(void);
 bool rodata_enabled __ro_after_init = true;
 static int __init set_debug_rodata(char *str)
 {
-	return strtobool(str, &rodata_enabled);
+	if (strtobool(str, &rodata_enabled))
+		pr_warn("Invalid option string for rodata: '%s'\n", str);
+	return 1;
 }
 __setup("rodata=", set_debug_rodata);
 #endif