--- /n/sources/plan9/sys/src/9k/k10/crap.c	Tue Jun 16 08:17:17 2026
+++ /sys/src/9k/k10/crap.c	Tue Jun 16 08:17:17 2026
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ int nconf = nelem(confname);
 char *confname[MAXCONF];
 char *confval[MAXCONF];
 int nconf;
+char *multibootcmdline;
 
 void
 crapoptions(void)
@@ -39,6 +40,13 @@ crapoptions(void)
 	long i, n;
 	char *cp, *line[MAXCONF], *p, *q;
 
+	if(multibootcmdline != nil && BOOTARGS[0] == 0){
+		p = BOOTARGS;
+		for(q = multibootcmdline; *q && p < BOOTARGS+BOOTARGSLEN-1; q++)
+			*p++ = (*q == ' ')? '\n' : *q;
+		*p = 0;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 *  parse configuration args from dos file plan9.ini
 	 */
--- /n/sources/plan9/sys/src/9k/k10/multiboot.c	Tue Jun 16 08:17:17 2026
+++ /sys/src/9k/k10/multiboot.c	Tue Jun 16 08:17:17 2026
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 #include "dat.h"
 #include "fns.h"
 
+extern char *multibootcmdline;
+
 typedef struct Mbi Mbi;
 struct Mbi {
 	u32int	flags;
@@ -77,8 +79,10 @@ multiboot(u32int magic, u32int pmbi, int vflag)
 		p = KADDR(mbi->cmdline);
 		if(vflag)
 			print("cmdline <%s>\n", p);
-		else
+		else{
 			optionsinit(p);
+			multibootcmdline = p;
+		}
 	}
 	if(mbi->flags & Fmods){
 		for(i = 0; i < mbi->modscount; i++){