diff --git a/fs/initrd.c b/fs/initrd.c
index cc76c994..1034cdee 100644
--- a/fs/initrd.c
+++ b/fs/initrd.c
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ int initrd_init(void)
 
 	/* create the character device "kmessages" */
 	tmp = mkdir_fs(fs_root, "var");
-	kmsg_init(tmp, "kmessages");
+	kmsg_init(tmp, "log");
 
 	/* For every module.. */
 #ifdef CONFIG_MULTIBOOT