diff --git a/Kernel/CommandLine.cpp b/Kernel/CommandLine.cpp
index 7f40aa18e9..685dba5aa8 100644
--- a/Kernel/CommandLine.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/CommandLine.cpp
@@ -25,21 +25,34 @@
  */
 
 #include <Kernel/CommandLine.h>
+#include <Kernel/StdLib.h>
 
 namespace Kernel {
 
+static char s_cmd_line[1024];
 static CommandLine* s_the;
 
+void CommandLine::early_initialize(const char* cmd_line)
+{
+    if (!cmd_line)
+        return;
+    size_t length = strlen(cmd_line);
+    if (length >= sizeof(s_cmd_line))
+        length = sizeof(s_cmd_line) -1;
+    memcpy(s_cmd_line, cmd_line, length);
+    s_cmd_line[length] = '\0';
+}
+
 const CommandLine& kernel_command_line()
 {
     ASSERT(s_the);
     return *s_the;
 }
 
-void CommandLine::initialize(const String& string)
+void CommandLine::initialize()
 {
     ASSERT(!s_the);
-    s_the = new CommandLine(string);
+    s_the = new CommandLine(s_cmd_line);
 }
 
 CommandLine::CommandLine(const String& string)
diff --git a/Kernel/CommandLine.h b/Kernel/CommandLine.h
index ec50cd4e9f..0d68f024bc 100644
--- a/Kernel/CommandLine.h
+++ b/Kernel/CommandLine.h
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ class CommandLine {
     AK_MAKE_ETERNAL;
 
 public:
-    static void initialize(const String&);
+    static void early_initialize(const char* cmd_line);
+    static void initialize();
 
     const String& string() const { return m_string; }
     Optional<String> lookup(const String& key) const;
diff --git a/Kernel/init.cpp b/Kernel/init.cpp
index 200d852c8a..d38b91da18 100644
--- a/Kernel/init.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/init.cpp
@@ -113,6 +113,10 @@ extern "C" [[noreturn]] void init()
 {
     setup_serial_debug();
 
+    // We need to copy the command line before kmalloc is initialized,
+    // as it may overwrite parts of multiboot!
+    CommandLine::early_initialize(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(low_physical_to_virtual(multiboot_info_ptr->cmdline)));
+
     s_bsp_processor.early_initialize(0);
 
     // Invoke the constructors needed for the kernel heap
@@ -123,7 +127,7 @@ extern "C" [[noreturn]] void init()
 
     s_bsp_processor.initialize(0);
 
-    CommandLine::initialize(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(low_physical_to_virtual(multiboot_info_ptr->cmdline)));
+    CommandLine::initialize();
     MemoryManager::initialize(0);
 
     // Invoke all static global constructors in the kernel.