diff --git a/commands/net.c b/commands/net.c
index 2b949f2..f25a35d 100644
--- a/commands/net.c
+++ b/commands/net.c
@@ -189,8 +189,6 @@
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	safe_strncpy (BootFile, remotefile, sizeof(BootFile));
-
 	if (NetLoopInit(proto) < 0)
 		goto out;
 
diff --git a/include/net.h b/include/net.h
index 7c47b2d..c689a43 100644
--- a/include/net.h
+++ b/include/net.h
@@ -301,9 +301,6 @@
 
 typedef enum { BOOTP, RARP, ARP, TFTP, DHCP, PING, DNS, NFS, CDP, NETCONS, SNTP } proto_t;
 
-/* from net/net.c */
-extern char	BootFile[128];			/* Boot File name		*/
-
 /* when CDP completes these hold the return values */
 extern ushort CDPNativeVLAN;
 extern ushort CDPApplianceVLAN;
diff --git a/net/tftp.c b/net/tftp.c
index 89956f5..169855f 100644
--- a/net/tftp.c
+++ b/net/tftp.c
@@ -227,11 +227,11 @@
 	}
 }
 
-void TftpStart(void)
+void TftpStart(char *filename)
 {
 	char ip1[16], ip2[16];
 
-	tftp_filename = BootFile;
+	tftp_filename = filename;
 
 	printf("TFTP from server %s; our IP address is %s\n"
 			"\nFilename '%s'.\nLoading: *\b",