diff --git a/drivers/block/Kconfig b/drivers/block/Kconfig
index 8b13316..e57ac5a 100644
--- a/drivers/block/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/block/Kconfig
@@ -401,7 +401,6 @@ config BLK_DEV_RAM_SIZE
 
 config BLK_DEV_INITRD
 	bool "Initial RAM disk (initrd) support"
-	depends on BLK_DEV_RAM=y
 	help
 	  The initial RAM disk is a RAM disk that is loaded by the boot loader
 	  (loadlin or lilo) and that is mounted as root before the normal boot
diff --git a/init/initramfs.c b/init/initramfs.c
index 637344b..77b934c 100644
--- a/init/initramfs.c
+++ b/init/initramfs.c
@@ -506,6 +506,7 @@ void __init populate_rootfs(void)
 		panic(err);
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD
 	if (initrd_start) {
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM
 		int fd;
 		printk(KERN_INFO "checking if image is initramfs...");
 		err = unpack_to_rootfs((char *)initrd_start,
@@ -525,6 +526,15 @@ void __init populate_rootfs(void)
 			sys_close(fd);
 			free_initrd();
 		}
+#else
+		printk(KERN_INFO "Unpacking initramfs...");
+		err = unpack_to_rootfs((char *)initrd_start,
+			initrd_end - initrd_start, 0);
+		if (err)
+			panic(err);
+		printk(" done\n");
+		free_initrd();
+#endif
 	}
 #endif
 }