diff --git a/include/net.h b/include/net.h
index fd1c412..632b6d5 100644
--- a/include/net.h
+++ b/include/net.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
 	IPaddr_t netmask;
 	IPaddr_t gateway;
 	char ethaddr[6];
+	char *bootarg;
 };
 
 #define dev_to_edev(d) container_of(d, struct eth_device, dev)
diff --git a/net/eth.c b/net/eth.c
index 6f8e78d..dac2400 100644
--- a/net/eth.c
+++ b/net/eth.c
@@ -384,6 +384,8 @@
 	dev_add_param_ip(dev, "netmask", NULL, NULL, &edev->netmask, edev);
 	dev_add_param_mac(dev, "ethaddr", eth_param_set_ethaddr, NULL,
 			edev->ethaddr, edev);
+	edev->bootarg = xstrdup("");
+	dev_add_param_string(dev, "linux.bootargs", NULL, NULL, &edev->bootarg, NULL);
 
 	if (edev->init)
 		edev->init(edev);
diff --git a/net/ifup.c b/net/ifup.c
index 30ac3f5..5113d13 100644
--- a/net/ifup.c
+++ b/net/ifup.c
@@ -106,12 +106,21 @@
 		ret = eth_set_param(dev, "serverip");
 		if (ret)
 			goto out;
+		dev_set_param(dev, "linux.bootargs", "ip=dhcp");
 	} else if (!strcmp(ip, "static")) {
+		char *bootarg;
 		for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(vars); i++) {
 			ret = eth_set_param(dev, vars[i]);
 			if (ret)
 				goto out;
 		}
+		bootarg = basprintf("ip=%pI4:%pI4:%pI4:%pI4:::",
+				&edev->ipaddr,
+				&edev->serverip,
+				&edev->gateway,
+				&edev->netmask);
+		dev_set_param(dev, "linux.bootargs", bootarg);
+		free(bootarg);
 	} else {
 		pr_err("unknown ip type: %s\n", ip);
 		ret = -EINVAL;