diff --git a/share/templates.d/99-generic/live/s390.tmpl b/share/templates.d/99-generic/live/s390.tmpl
index 7db02f0f..6ffdc894 100644
--- a/share/templates.d/99-generic/live/s390.tmpl
+++ b/share/templates.d/99-generic/live/s390.tmpl
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ install ${configdir}/generic.ins .
 
 ## configure bootloader
 replace @INITRD_LOAD_ADDRESS@ ${INITRD_ADDRESS} generic.ins
-replace @EXTRA@ ${extra_boot_args} generic.prm
+replace @EXTRA@ '${extra_boot_args}' ${BOOTDIR}/generic.prm
 
 ## install kernel
 installkernel images-${basearch} ${kernel.path} ${KERNELDIR}/kernel.img