diff --git a/src/kernel-install/90-loaderentry.install b/src/kernel-install/90-loaderentry.install
index e5fb232f35c..75dd5a1b7dc 100644
--- a/src/kernel-install/90-loaderentry.install
+++ b/src/kernel-install/90-loaderentry.install
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@ cp "$KERNEL_IMAGE" "$BOOT_DIR_ABS/linux" &&
     exit 1
 }
 
-for initrd in "${@:${INITRD_OPTIONS_START}}"; do
+INITRD_OPTIONS=( "${@:${INITRD_OPTIONS_START}}" )
+
+for initrd in "${INITRD_OPTIONS[@]}"; do
     if [[ -f "${initrd}" ]]; then
         initrd_basename="$(basename ${initrd})"
         cp "${initrd}" "$BOOT_DIR_ABS/${initrd_basename}" &&
@@ -95,6 +97,10 @@ for initrd in "${@:${INITRD_OPTIONS_START}}"; do
     fi
 done
 
+# If no initrd option is supplied, fallback to "initrd" which is
+# the name used by dracut when generating it in its kernel-install hook
+[[ ${#INITRD_OPTIONS[@]} == 0 ]] && INITRD_OPTIONS=( initrd )
+
 mkdir -p "${LOADER_ENTRY%/*}" || {
     echo "Could not create loader entry directory '${LOADER_ENTRY%/*}'." >&2
     exit 1
@@ -106,7 +112,7 @@ mkdir -p "${LOADER_ENTRY%/*}" || {
     echo "machine-id $MACHINE_ID"
     echo "options    ${BOOT_OPTIONS[*]}"
     echo "linux      $BOOT_DIR/linux"
-    for initrd in "${@:${INITRD_OPTIONS_START}}"; do
+    for initrd in "${INITRD_OPTIONS[@]}"; do
         [[ -f $BOOT_DIR_ABS/$(basename ${initrd}) ]] && \
             echo "initrd     $BOOT_DIR/$(basename ${initrd})"
     done
diff --git a/src/kernel-install/kernel-install b/src/kernel-install/kernel-install
index 7973818bcad..b85c7c557e2 100644
--- a/src/kernel-install/kernel-install
+++ b/src/kernel-install/kernel-install
@@ -65,14 +65,16 @@ done
 
 if [[ "${0##*/}" == 'installkernel' ]]; then
     COMMAND='add'
+    # make install doesn't pass any parameter wrt initrd handling
+    INITRD_OPTIONS=()
 else
     COMMAND="$1"
     shift
+    INITRD_OPTIONS=( "${@:3}" )
 fi
 
 KERNEL_VERSION="$1"
 KERNEL_IMAGE="$2"
-INITRD_OPTIONS_START="3"
 
 if [[ -f /etc/machine-id ]]; then
     read MACHINE_ID < /etc/machine-id
@@ -124,7 +126,7 @@ case $COMMAND in
 
         for f in "${PLUGINS[@]}"; do
             if [[ -x $f ]]; then
-                "$f" add "$KERNEL_VERSION" "$BOOT_DIR_ABS" "$KERNEL_IMAGE" "${@:${INITRD_OPTIONS_START}}"
+                "$f" add "$KERNEL_VERSION" "$BOOT_DIR_ABS" "$KERNEL_IMAGE" "${INITRD_OPTIONS[@]}"
                 x=$?
                 if [[ $x == $SKIP_REMAINING ]]; then
                     ret=0