diff --git a/init/initramfs.c b/init/initramfs.c
index 76deb48c38cb..b607d3463b47 100644
--- a/init/initramfs.c
+++ b/init/initramfs.c
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ static void __init populate_initrd_image(char *err)
 
 	printk(KERN_INFO "rootfs image is not initramfs (%s); looks like an initrd\n",
 			err);
-	file = filp_open("/initrd.image", O_WRONLY | O_CREAT, 0700);
+	file = filp_open("/initrd.image", O_WRONLY|O_CREAT|O_LARGEFILE, 0700);
 	if (IS_ERR(file))
 		return;