diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index e3e65ae681c8..a65341a03712 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -2751,6 +2751,9 @@ endchoice
 
 choice
 	prompt "Kernel command line type" if !CMDLINE_OVERRIDE
+	default MIPS_CMDLINE_FROM_DTB if USE_OF && !ATH79 && !MACH_INGENIC && \
+					 !MIPS_MALTA && !MIPS_SEAD3 && \
+					 !CAVIUM_OCTEON_SOC
 	default MIPS_CMDLINE_FROM_BOOTLOADER
 
 	config MIPS_CMDLINE_FROM_DTB
diff --git a/arch/mips/bmips/setup.c b/arch/mips/bmips/setup.c
index 526ec2789bb9..5b16d2955fbb 100644
--- a/arch/mips/bmips/setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/bmips/setup.c
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@ void __init plat_mem_setup(void)
 		panic("no dtb found");
 
 	__dt_setup_arch(dtb);
-	strlcpy(arcs_cmdline, boot_command_line, COMMAND_LINE_SIZE);
 
 	for (q = bmips_quirk_list; q->quirk_fn; q++) {
 		if (of_flat_dt_is_compatible(of_get_flat_dt_root(),
diff --git a/arch/mips/lantiq/prom.c b/arch/mips/lantiq/prom.c
index 0db099ecc016..297bcaa6b5d3 100644
--- a/arch/mips/lantiq/prom.c
+++ b/arch/mips/lantiq/prom.c
@@ -77,8 +77,6 @@ void __init plat_mem_setup(void)
 	 * parsed resulting in our memory appearing
 	 */
 	__dt_setup_arch(__dtb_start);
-
-	strlcpy(arcs_cmdline, boot_command_line, COMMAND_LINE_SIZE);
 }
 
 void __init device_tree_init(void)
diff --git a/arch/mips/netlogic/xlp/dt.c b/arch/mips/netlogic/xlp/dt.c
index a625bdb6d6aa..856a6e6d296e 100644
--- a/arch/mips/netlogic/xlp/dt.c
+++ b/arch/mips/netlogic/xlp/dt.c
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ void __init *xlp_dt_init(void *fdtp)
 void __init xlp_early_init_devtree(void)
 {
 	__dt_setup_arch(xlp_fdt_blob);
-	strlcpy(arcs_cmdline, boot_command_line, COMMAND_LINE_SIZE);
 }
 
 void __init device_tree_init(void)
diff --git a/arch/mips/pistachio/init.c b/arch/mips/pistachio/init.c
index 8bd8ebb20a72..96ba2cc9ad3e 100644
--- a/arch/mips/pistachio/init.c
+++ b/arch/mips/pistachio/init.c
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ void __init plat_mem_setup(void)
 		panic("Device-tree not present");
 
 	__dt_setup_arch((void *)fw_arg1);
-	strlcpy(arcs_cmdline, boot_command_line, COMMAND_LINE_SIZE);
 
 	plat_setup_iocoherency();
 }
diff --git a/arch/mips/ralink/of.c b/arch/mips/ralink/of.c
index 0d30dcd63246..f9eda5d8f82c 100644
--- a/arch/mips/ralink/of.c
+++ b/arch/mips/ralink/of.c
@@ -74,8 +74,6 @@ void __init plat_mem_setup(void)
 	 */
 	__dt_setup_arch(__dtb_start);
 
-	strlcpy(arcs_cmdline, boot_command_line, COMMAND_LINE_SIZE);
-
 	of_scan_flat_dt(early_init_dt_find_memory, NULL);
 	if (memory_dtb)
 		of_scan_flat_dt(early_init_dt_scan_memory, NULL);