diff --git a/arch/sh/lib/bootm.c b/arch/sh/lib/bootm.c
index 19b3a94023c1236390991bca966e52b6e84d395e..fe23b5869169355ab7c3d2f829dde984f5175ac1 100644
--- a/arch/sh/lib/bootm.c
+++ b/arch/sh/lib/bootm.c
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ int do_bootm_linux(int flag, int argc, char * const argv[], bootm_headers_t *ima
 	/* Set commandline */
 	strcpy(cmdline, bootargs);
 
-	sh_check_cmd_arg(bootargs, CMD_ARG_RD_DOLOAD, 10);
 	/* Initrd */
 	if (images->rd_start || images->rd_end) {
 		unsigned long ramdisk_flags = 0;