--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -352,6 +352,29 @@ static inline void setup_nr_cpu_ids(void
 static inline void smp_prepare_cpus(unsigned int maxcpus) { }
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_MANGLE_BOOTARGS
+static void __init mangle_bootargs(char *command_line)
+{
+	char *rootdev;
+	char *rootfs;
+
+	rootdev = strstr(command_line, "root=/dev/mtdblock");
+
+	if (rootdev)
+		strncpy(rootdev, "mangled_rootblock=", 18);
+
+	rootfs = strstr(command_line, "rootfstype");
+
+	if (rootfs)
+		strncpy(rootfs, "mangled_fs", 10);
+
+}
+#else
+static void __init mangle_bootargs(char *command_line)
+{
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * We need to store the untouched command line for future reference.
  * We also need to store the touched command line since the parameter
@@ -522,6 +545,7 @@ asmlinkage __visible void __init start_k
 	pr_notice("%s", linux_banner);
 	setup_arch(&command_line);
 	mm_init_cpumask(&init_mm);
+	mangle_bootargs(command_line);
 	setup_command_line(command_line);
 	setup_nr_cpu_ids();
 	setup_per_cpu_areas();
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -1607,6 +1607,15 @@ config EMBEDDED
 	  an embedded system so certain expert options are available
 	  for configuration.
 
+config MANGLE_BOOTARGS
+	bool "Rename offending bootargs"
+	depends on EXPERT
+	help
+	  Sometimes the bootloader passed bogus root= and rootfstype=
+	  parameters to the kernel, and while you want to ignore them,
+	  you need to know the values f.e. to support dual firmware
+	  layouts on the flash.
+
 config HAVE_PERF_EVENTS
 	bool
 	help
