diff --git a/gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm b/gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm
index 9520473d01..42ca29cb58 100644
--- a/gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm
+++ b/gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ (define linux-modules
 
 (define (gnu-system-initrd)
   "Initrd for the GNU system itself, with nothing QEMU-specific."
-  (qemu-initrd #:guile-modules-in-chroot? #f))
+  (qemu-initrd #:guile-modules-in-chroot? #f
+               #:mounts '()))
 
 ;;; linux-initrd.scm ends here