diff --git a/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/init b/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/init
index 0e445a2849..f8fa3b6b3b 100755
--- a/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/init
+++ b/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/init
@@ -314,5 +314,5 @@ unset resume
 unset resume_offset
 
 # Chain to real filesystem
-exec switch_root ${rootmnt} ${init} "$@" <${rootmnt}/dev/console >${rootmnt}/dev/console
+exec switch_root ${rootmnt} ${init} "$@"
 panic "Could not execute run-init."
diff --git a/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/template b/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/template
index 23453c702a..cf2ab7f465 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/template
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 # Template file for 'initramfs-tools'
 pkgname=initramfs-tools
-version=0.99.7.debian0.98.5
+_localver=0.99.7.1	# This is the XBPS version
+_distver=0.98.5		# This should match debian version
+version=${_localver}.${_distver}
 build_style=custom-install
 short_desc="Tools for generating an initramfs"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-checksum=b31983b27630b3ef99f68bd8382851a7963542c944b625bdbfd2f2ff301a02d3
 long_desc="
  This package contains tools to create and boot an initramfs for packaged 2.6
  Linux kernel. The initramfs is a gzipped cpio archive. At boot time, the