1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/hw/s390x/ipl.c b/hw/s390x/ipl.c
index fb554ab156..150f6c0582 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/ipl.c
+++ b/hw/s390x/ipl.c
@@ -373,6 +373,10 @@ int s390_ipl_set_loadparm(uint8_t *loadparm)
             loadparm[i] = ascii2ebcdic[(uint8_t) lp[i]];
         }
 
+        if (i < 8) {
+            memset(loadparm + i, 0x40, 8 - i); /* fill with EBCDIC spaces */
+        }
+
         g_free(lp);
         return 0;
     }