diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/Kconfig b/drivers/firmware/efi/Kconfig
index 2a2b2b96a1dc..4e788dd55b03 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/efi/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/Kconfig
@@ -124,6 +124,17 @@ config EFI_ARMSTUB_DTB_LOADER
 	  functionality for bootloaders that do not have such support
 	  this option is necessary.
 
+config EFI_GENERIC_STUB_INITRD_CMDLINE_LOADER
+	bool "Enable the command line initrd loader"
+	depends on EFI_GENERIC_STUB
+	default y
+	help
+	  Select this config option to add support for the initrd= command
+	  line parameter, allowing an initrd that resides on the same volume
+	  as the kernel image to be loaded into memory.
+
+	  This method is deprecated.
+
 config EFI_BOOTLOADER_CONTROL
 	tristate "EFI Bootloader Control"
 	depends on EFI_VARS
diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/efistub.h b/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/efistub.h
index 67d26949fd26..7517683b31e9 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/efistub.h
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/efistub.h
@@ -651,15 +651,35 @@ efi_status_t efi_parse_options(char const *cmdline);
 efi_status_t efi_setup_gop(struct screen_info *si, efi_guid_t *proto,
 			   unsigned long size);
 
-efi_status_t efi_load_dtb(efi_loaded_image_t *image,
-			  unsigned long *load_addr,
-			  unsigned long *load_size);
-
-efi_status_t efi_load_initrd(efi_loaded_image_t *image,
-			     unsigned long *load_addr,
-			     unsigned long *load_size,
-			     unsigned long soft_limit,
-			     unsigned long hard_limit);
+efi_status_t handle_cmdline_files(efi_loaded_image_t *image,
+				  const efi_char16_t *optstr,
+				  int optstr_size,
+				  unsigned long soft_limit,
+				  unsigned long hard_limit,
+				  unsigned long *load_addr,
+				  unsigned long *load_size);
+
+
+static inline efi_status_t efi_load_dtb(efi_loaded_image_t *image,
+					unsigned long *load_addr,
+					unsigned long *load_size)
+{
+	return handle_cmdline_files(image, L"dtb=", sizeof(L"dtb=") - 2,
+				    ULONG_MAX, ULONG_MAX, load_addr, load_size);
+}
+
+static inline efi_status_t efi_load_initrd(efi_loaded_image_t *image,
+					   unsigned long *load_addr,
+					   unsigned long *load_size,
+					   unsigned long soft_limit,
+					   unsigned long hard_limit)
+{
+	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_EFI_GENERIC_STUB_INITRD_CMDLINE_LOADER))
+		return EFI_SUCCESS;
+
+	return handle_cmdline_files(image, L"initrd=", sizeof(L"initrd=") - 2,
+				    soft_limit, hard_limit, load_addr, load_size);
+}
 
 efi_status_t efi_load_initrd_dev_path(unsigned long *load_addr,
 				      unsigned long *load_size,
diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/file.c b/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/file.c
index ea66b1f16a79..27e014ea4459 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/file.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/file.c
@@ -121,13 +121,13 @@ static int find_file_option(const efi_char16_t *cmdline, int cmdline_len,
  * We only support loading a file from the same filesystem as
  * the kernel image.
  */
-static efi_status_t handle_cmdline_files(efi_loaded_image_t *image,
-					 const efi_char16_t *optstr,
-					 int optstr_size,
-					 unsigned long soft_limit,
-					 unsigned long hard_limit,
-					 unsigned long *load_addr,
-					 unsigned long *load_size)
+efi_status_t handle_cmdline_files(efi_loaded_image_t *image,
+				  const efi_char16_t *optstr,
+				  int optstr_size,
+				  unsigned long soft_limit,
+				  unsigned long hard_limit,
+				  unsigned long *load_addr,
+				  unsigned long *load_size)
 {
 	const efi_char16_t *cmdline = image->load_options;
 	int cmdline_len = image->load_options_size / 2;
@@ -239,21 +239,3 @@ static efi_status_t handle_cmdline_files(efi_loaded_image_t *image,
 	efi_free(alloc_size, alloc_addr);
 	return status;
 }
-
-efi_status_t efi_load_dtb(efi_loaded_image_t *image,
-			  unsigned long *load_addr,
-			  unsigned long *load_size)
-{
-	return handle_cmdline_files(image, L"dtb=", sizeof(L"dtb=") - 2,
-				    ULONG_MAX, ULONG_MAX, load_addr, load_size);
-}
-
-efi_status_t efi_load_initrd(efi_loaded_image_t *image,
-			     unsigned long *load_addr,
-			     unsigned long *load_size,
-			     unsigned long soft_limit,
-			     unsigned long hard_limit)
-{
-	return handle_cmdline_files(image, L"initrd=", sizeof(L"initrd=") - 2,
-				    soft_limit, hard_limit, load_addr, load_size);
-}
