diff --git a/target/linux/malta/README b/target/linux/malta/README
index 624d5703b7..22bdff5ac6 100644
--- a/target/linux/malta/README
+++ b/target/linux/malta/README
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ troubleshoot MIPS applications without access to real hardware.
 To use the images built by OpenWrt with qemu, use the following commands:
 
 For the little-endian image:
-qemu-system-mipsel -kernel bin/malta/openwrt-malta-le-vmlinux.elf -nographic -m 256
+qemu-system-mipsel -kernel bin/malta/openwrt-malta-le-vmlinux-initramfs.elf -nographic -m 256
 
 For the big-endian image:
-qemu-system-mips -kernel bin/malta/openwrt-malta-be-vmlinux.elf -nographic -m 256
+qemu-system-mips -kernel bin/malta/openwrt-malta-be-vmlinux-initramfs.elf -nographic -m 256
 
 and enjoy the system bootin.