diff --git a/cmd/bootefi.c b/cmd/bootefi.c
index 0915192bbb7368a9ee82db200c15e62df0f64d02..67855ba685072c9f3f5c6b7f6cb9e3cf05aa7400 100644
--- a/cmd/bootefi.c
+++ b/cmd/bootefi.c
@@ -218,6 +218,8 @@ static efi_status_t do_bootefi_exec(void *efi, void *fdt,
 		efi_install_configuration_table(&fdt_guid, NULL);
 	}
 
+	/* Transfer environment variable bootargs as load options */
+	set_load_options(&loaded_image_info, "bootargs");
 	/* Load the EFI payload */
 	entry = efi_load_pe(efi, &loaded_image_info);
 	if (!entry) {