diff --git a/scripts/gen_initramfs_list.sh b/scripts/gen_initramfs_list.sh
index 331c079f029b7c..4c723fd18648da 100644
--- a/scripts/gen_initramfs_list.sh
+++ b/scripts/gen_initramfs_list.sh
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ unknown_option() {
 }
 
 list_header() {
-	echo "deps_initramfs := \\"
+	:
 }
 
 header() {
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ arg="$1"
 case "$arg" in
 	"-l")	# files included in initramfs - used by kbuild
 		dep_list="list_"
+		echo "deps_initramfs := \\"
 		shift
 		;;
 	"-o")	# generate gzipped cpio image named $1
diff --git a/usr/Makefile b/usr/Makefile
index e338e7bedb2944..382702ad663bea 100644
--- a/usr/Makefile
+++ b/usr/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ $(obj)/initramfs_data.o: $(obj)/initramfs_data.cpio.gz FORCE
 hostprogs-y := gen_init_cpio
 initramfs   := $(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/gen_initramfs_list.sh
 ramfs-input := $(if $(filter-out "",$(CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE)), \
-                    $(CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE),-d)
+			$(shell echo $(CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE)),-d)
 ramfs-args  := \
         $(if $(CONFIG_INITRAMFS_ROOT_UID), -u $(CONFIG_INITRAMFS_ROOT_UID)) \
         $(if $(CONFIG_INITRAMFS_ROOT_GID), -g $(CONFIG_INITRAMFS_ROOT_GID))