diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/Makefile b/arch/um/kernel/Makefile
index 9736ca2..a8918e80 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 	tlb.o trap_kern.o trap_user.o uaccess_user.o um_arch.o umid.o \
 	user_util.o
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD) += initrd_kern.o initrd_user.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD) += initrd.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_GPROF)	+= gprof_syms.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_GCOV)	+= gmon_syms.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_TTY_LOG)	+= tty_log.o
diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/initrd.c b/arch/um/kernel/initrd.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82ecf90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/initrd.c
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2000, 2001, 2002 Jeff Dike (jdike@karaya.com)
+ * Licensed under the GPL
+ */
+
+#include "linux/init.h"
+#include "linux/bootmem.h"
+#include "linux/initrd.h"
+#include "asm/types.h"
+#include "user_util.h"
+#include "kern_util.h"
+#include "initrd.h"
+#include "init.h"
+#include "os.h"
+
+/* Changed by uml_initrd_setup, which is a setup */
+static char *initrd __initdata = NULL;
+
+static int __init read_initrd(void)
+{
+	void *area;
+	long long size;
+	int err;
+
+	if(initrd == NULL) return 0;
+	err = os_file_size(initrd, &size);
+	if(err) return 0;
+	area = alloc_bootmem(size);
+	if(area == NULL) return 0;
+	if(load_initrd(initrd, area, size) == -1) return 0;
+	initrd_start = (unsigned long) area;
+	initrd_end = initrd_start + size;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+__uml_postsetup(read_initrd);
+
+static int __init uml_initrd_setup(char *line, int *add)
+{
+	initrd = line;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+__uml_setup("initrd=", uml_initrd_setup,
+"initrd=<initrd image>\n"
+"    This is used to boot UML from an initrd image.  The argument is the\n"
+"    name of the file containing the image.\n\n"
+);
+
+int load_initrd(char *filename, void *buf, int size)
+{
+	int fd, n;
+
+	fd = os_open_file(filename, of_read(OPENFLAGS()), 0);
+	if(fd < 0){
+		printk("Opening '%s' failed - err = %d\n", filename, -fd);
+		return(-1);
+	}
+	n = os_read_file(fd, buf, size);
+	if(n != size){
+		printk("Read of %d bytes from '%s' failed, err = %d\n", size,
+		       filename, -n);
+		return(-1);
+	}
+
+	os_close_file(fd);
+	return(0);
+}
+/*
+ * Overrides for Emacs so that we follow Linus's tabbing style.
+ * Emacs will notice this stuff at the end of the file and automatically
+ * adjust the settings for this buffer only.  This must remain at the end
+ * of the file.
+ * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Local variables:
+ * c-file-style: "linux"
+ * End:
+ */