diff --git a/anaconda/booty/x86.py b/anaconda/booty/x86.py
index dc6858c..a35be2e 100644
--- a/anaconda/booty/x86.py
+++ b/anaconda/booty/x86.py
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ class x86BootloaderInfo(efiBootloaderInfo):
                 f.write('\tmodule %s ro%s' %(kernelFile, realroot))
                 if self.args.get():
                     f.write(' %s' % self.args.get())
-                f.write(' max_loop=255 rdloaddriver=pciback')
+                f.write(' max_loop=255')
                 f.write('\n')
                 if initrd:
                     f.write('\tmodule %s%s\n' % (cfPath, initrd))
diff --git a/anaconda/scripts/mk-images.x86 b/anaconda/scripts/mk-images.x86
index 655ef6e..09fc9ae 100644
--- a/anaconda/scripts/mk-images.x86
+++ b/anaconda/scripts/mk-images.x86
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ makeBootImages() {
 
 	# insert XEN boot options
 	sed -i 's/kernel vmlinuz/kernel mboot.c32/' $MBD_BOOTTREE/isolinux.cfg
-	sed -i "s/append initrd=[^ ]*\(.*\)/append $xenimage --- $kernelimage stage2=hd:LABEL=\"$CDLABEL\" rdloaddriver=pciback\1 --- $initrd/" $MBD_BOOTTREE/isolinux.cfg
+	sed -i "s/append initrd=[^ ]*\(.*\)/append $xenimage --- $kernelimage stage2=hd:LABEL=\"$CDLABEL\"\1 --- $initrd/" $MBD_BOOTTREE/isolinux.cfg
 
 	# copy in memtest if present
 	if [ -f $IMGPATH/usr/lib/anaconda-runtime/boot/memtest* ]; then