diff --git a/files/initrd/opt/arc/boot.sh b/files/initrd/opt/arc/boot.sh
index 4a54eaed..d1c845be 100755
--- a/files/initrd/opt/arc/boot.sh
+++ b/files/initrd/opt/arc/boot.sh
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ CMDLINE['syno_hw_version']="${MODEL}"
 [ -z "${PID}" ] && PID="0x0001" # Sanity check
 CMDLINE['vid']="${VID}"
 CMDLINE['pid']="${PID}"
-CMDLINE['panic']="${KERNELPANIC:-0}"
+CMDLINE['panic']="${KERNELPANIC:-5}"
 CMDLINE['console']="ttyS0,115200n8"
 CMDLINE['earlyprintk']=""
 CMDLINE['earlycon']="uart8250,io,0x3f8,115200n8"