diff --git a/test/boot-environment.nix b/test/boot-environment.nix
index 61638c2980c..a9d85eb773c 100644
--- a/test/boot-environment.nix
+++ b/test/boot-environment.nix
@@ -212,7 +212,6 @@ rec {
       pkgs.shadowutils
       pkgs.strace
       pkgs.sysklogd
-#      pkgs.sysvinit
 #      pkgs.vim
       nix
       nixosInstaller
diff --git a/test/system-configuration.nix b/test/system-configuration.nix
index dee0461c2e4..640f17f907e 100644
--- a/test/system-configuration.nix
+++ b/test/system-configuration.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,14 @@ let
   };
 
   # Extra kernel command line arguments.
-  extraKernelParams = "vga=0x317 console=tty1 splash=verbose";
+  extraKernelParams = [
+    "selinux=0"
+    "apm=on"
+    "acpi=on"
+    "vga=0x317"
+    "console=tty1"
+    "splash=verbose"
+  ];
 
 in
 
diff --git a/test/system-configuration.sh b/test/system-configuration.sh
index a9351f97ade..fa2e7def257 100644
--- a/test/system-configuration.sh
+++ b/test/system-configuration.sh
@@ -4,9 +4,12 @@ ensureDir $out
 
 ln -s $kernel $out/kernel
 ln -s $grub $out/grub
+ln -s $bootStage2 $out/init
+ln -s $initrd $out/initrd
+echo "$extraKernelParams" > $out/kernel-params
 
 cat > $out/menu.lst << GRUBEND
-kernel $kernel selinux=0 apm=on acpi=on init=$bootStage2 $extraKernelParams
+kernel $kernel init=$bootStage2 $extraKernelParams
 initrd $initrd
 GRUBEND