diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c b/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c
index 0f460d6d3cce..e11dfd29a929 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c
@@ -750,6 +750,11 @@ static void __init ic_bootp_init_ext(u8 *e)
  */
 static inline void __init ic_bootp_init(void)
 {
+	/* Re-initialise all name servers to NONE, in case any were set via the
+	 * "ip=" or "nfsaddrs=" kernel command line parameters: any IP addresses
+	 * specified there will already have been decoded but are no longer
+	 * needed
+	 */
 	ic_nameservers_predef();
 
 	dev_add_pack(&bootp_packet_type);
@@ -1370,6 +1375,13 @@ static int __init ip_auto_config(void)
 	int err;
 	unsigned int i;
 
+	/* Initialise all name servers to NONE (but only if the "ip=" or
+	 * "nfsaddrs=" kernel command line parameters weren't decoded, otherwise
+	 * we'll overwrite the IP addresses specified there)
+	 */
+	if (ic_set_manually == 0)
+		ic_nameservers_predef();
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
 	proc_create("pnp", 0444, init_net.proc_net, &pnp_seq_fops);
 #endif /* CONFIG_PROC_FS */
@@ -1593,6 +1605,7 @@ static int __init ip_auto_config_setup(char *addrs)
 		return 1;
 	}
 
+	/* Initialise all name servers to NONE */
 	ic_nameservers_predef();
 
 	/* Parse string for static IP assignment.  */