diff --git a/usr/bin/dracut-initramfs b/usr/bin/dracut-initramfs
index 485f57a..f8653a7 100755
--- a/usr/bin/dracut-initramfs
+++ b/usr/bin/dracut-initramfs
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ function gen_image() {
   kernel_dir="/usr/lib/modules/$kernel_version"
 
   if [ -f "/etc/kernel/cmdline" ]; then
-    cmdline=$(sed -e 's/^[[:space:]]//g' -e 's/[[:space:]]$//g' "/etc/kernel/cmdline")
+    cmdline=$(sed -e 's/^[[:space:]]//g' -e 's/[[:space:]]$//g' "/etc/kernel/cmdline" | tr '[:space:]' ' ' | tr -s ' ')
 
   elif [ -f "/boot/refind_linux.conf" ]; then
       cmdline=$(head -n 1 < "/boot/refind_linux.conf" | sed -e 's|"Boot with standard options"||g' | awk '{$1=$1;print}' | sed -e 's/"//g')