diff --git a/grub-core/loader/mips/linux.c b/grub-core/loader/mips/linux.c
index e256c440f..7b723bf18 100644
--- a/grub-core/loader/mips/linux.c
+++ b/grub-core/loader/mips/linux.c
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ grub_cmd_linux (grub_command_t cmd __attribute__ ((unused)),
 
   grub_memcpy (params, LINUX_IMAGE, sizeof (LINUX_IMAGE));
   grub_create_loader_cmdline (argc, argv, params + sizeof (LINUX_IMAGE) - 1,
-			      size);
+			      size, GRUB_VERIFY_KERNEL_CMDLINE);
 #else
   linux_argv = extra;
   argv_off = (grub_uint8_t *) linux_argv - (grub_uint8_t *) playground;