diff --git a/modules/installer/grub/grub-menu-builder.sh b/modules/installer/grub/grub-menu-builder.sh
index 8934c9bd24d..cc82665f2ee 100644
--- a/modules/installer/grub/grub-menu-builder.sh
+++ b/modules/installer/grub/grub-menu-builder.sh
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ title $name
   @extraPerEntryConfig@
   ${xen:+kernel $xen $xenParams}
   $(if [ -z "$xen" ]; then echo kernel; else echo module; fi) $kernel $kernelParams
-  module $initrd
+  $(if [ -z "$xen" ]; then echo initrd; else echo module; fi) $initrd
 GRUBEND
 	    ;;
 	2)