diff --git a/util/cbfstool/cbfs-payload-linux.c b/util/cbfstool/cbfs-payload-linux.c
index 03a41cd7f4..afb0f3ac71 100644
--- a/util/cbfstool/cbfs-payload-linux.c
+++ b/util/cbfstool/cbfs-payload-linux.c
@@ -220,14 +220,19 @@ int parse_bzImage_to_payload(const struct buffer *input,
 
 	if (hdr->setup_sects != 0) {
 		setup_size = (hdr->setup_sects + 1) * 512;
+	} else {
+		WARN("hdr->setup_sects is 0, which could cause boot problems.\n");
 	}
 
 	/* Setup parameter block. Imitate FILO. */
 	struct linux_params params;
 
 	memset(&params, 0, sizeof(struct linux_params));
+
 	params.mount_root_rdonly = hdr->root_flags;
 	params.orig_root_dev = hdr->root_dev;
+	params.init_size = hdr->init_size;
+
 	/* Sensible video defaults. Might be overridden on runtime by coreboot tables. */
 	params.orig_video_mode = 3;
 	params.orig_video_cols = 80;
@@ -262,6 +267,10 @@ int parse_bzImage_to_payload(const struct buffer *input,
 			 * so if possible (relocatable kernel) use that to
 			 * avoid a trampoline copy. */
 			kernel_base = ALIGN(16*1024*1024, params.kernel_alignment);
+			if (hdr->init_size == 0) {
+				ERROR("init_size 0 for relocatable kernel\n");
+				return -1;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/util/cbfstool/linux.h b/util/cbfstool/linux.h
index b96f447a07..2fd2d4d32a 100644
--- a/util/cbfstool/linux.h
+++ b/util/cbfstool/linux.h
@@ -139,7 +139,13 @@ struct linux_params {
 	u32 alt_mem_k;		/* 0x1e0 */
 	u8 reserved5[4];	/* 0x1e4 */
 	u8 e820_map_nr;		/* 0x1e8 */
-	u8 reserved6[9];	/* 0x1e9 */
+	u8 reserved6[8];	/* 0x1e9 */
+				/* This next variable is to show where
+				 * in this struct the Linux setup_hdr
+				 * is located. It does not get filled in.
+				 * We may someday find it useful to use
+				 * its address. */
+	u8 setup_hdr;           /* 0x1f1  */
 	u16 mount_root_rdonly;	/* 0x1f2 */
 	u8 reserved7[4];	/* 0x1f4 */
 	u16 ramdisk_flags;	/* 0x1f8 */
@@ -170,7 +176,9 @@ struct linux_params {
 	u32 initrd_addr_max;	/* 0x22c */
 	u32 kernel_alignment;	/* 0x230 */
 	u8 relocatable_kernel;	/* 0x234 */
-	u8 reserved13[155];		/* 0x22c */
+	u8 reserved13[0x2b];		/* 0x235 */
+	u32 init_size;          /* 0x260 */
+	u8 reserved14[0x6c];		/* 0x264 */
 	struct e820entry e820_map[E820MAX];	/* 0x2d0 */
 	u8 reserved16[688];	/* 0x550 */
 #define COMMAND_LINE_SIZE 256