--- a/util/s390x/zipl2grub.pl.in
+++ b/util/s390x/zipl2grub.pl.in
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 my $default = '@sysconfdir@/default/grub';
 my $fallback = '@sysconfdir@/zipl.conf';
 my $sysconfbl = '@sysconfdir@/sysconfig/bootloader';
+my $defimage = "/boot/image";
+my $definitrd = "/boot/initrd";
+my $Image = "$defimage";
 my $zipldir = "";
 my $running = "";
 my $refresh = 1; # needs to default to "on" until most bugs are shaken out!
@@ -166,7 +169,7 @@
   my $msg = "";
 
   $msg .= sprintf( "%s: %s\n", $C, $cat[$_[0]]) if ($_[0] > 0);
-  $msg .= "Usage: $C [-v] [-d] [-f] [-T template] [-z ZIPLDIR]\n";
+  $msg .= "Usage: $C [-v] [-d] [-f] [-T template] [-z ZIPLDIR] [-i imagepath]\n";
   Panic( $_[0], $msg . "\n");
 }
 
@@ -183,6 +186,7 @@
   (/^--?help/ || /^-h/)       && (Usage(0));
   (/^--zipldir$/ || /^-z$/)   && ($zipldir = shift || Usage(2), next);
   (/^--template$/ || /^-T$/)  && ($in = shift || Usage(3), next);
+  (/^--image$/ || /^-i$/)     && ($Image = shift || Usage(5), $force = 1, next);
   (/^-/)                      && (Usage(1));
   Usage(1);
 }
@@ -378,11 +382,8 @@
 }
 
 # copy out kernel and initrd
-my $defimage = "/boot/image";
-my $definitrd = "/boot/initrd";
 my $ziplimage = "$zipldir/image";
 my $ziplinitrd = "$zipldir/initrd";
-my $Image = "$defimage";
 
 if ( ! $running && ! $force ) {
   chomp( $running = qx{uname -r});
