diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f1db3c1..6517b9b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ The fallback initramfs (`/boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img`) and fallback
 command line file (`/etc/snap-pac-uki/kernel-cmd-fallback`) are only required
 on the current system.
 
+Also the current command line file (`/etc/snap-pac-uki/kernel-cmd-current`)
+needs is only required on the current system.
+
 EFI boot options are only created for each snapshot. If you want the UKIs
 created for the current system, you'll need to add boot entries yourself:
 
diff --git a/src/snap-pac-uki.fish b/src/snap-pac-uki.fish
index 273aea6..437719c 100755
--- a/src/snap-pac-uki.fish
+++ b/src/snap-pac-uki.fish
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ function create_uki -d "creates a new uki" -a variant id
     switch $variant
         case "rolling"
             set bd "$CFG_BUILD_DIR/current"
+            set current "-current"
         case "fallback"
             set bd "$CFG_BUILD_DIR/current"
             set fallback "-fallback"
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ function create_uki -d "creates a new uki" -a variant id
     # create uki
     objcopy \
         --add-section .osrel="$bd/os-release$fallback" --change-section-vma .osrel=0x20000 \
-        --add-section .cmdline="$bd/kernel-cmd$fallback" --change-section-vma .cmdline=0x30000 \
+        --add-section .cmdline="$bd/kernel-cmd$current$fallback" --change-section-vma .cmdline=0x30000 \
         --add-section .splash="$prefix/usr/share/systemd/bootctl/splash-arch.bmp" --change-section-vma .splash=0x40000 \
         --add-section .linux="$prefix/boot/vmlinuz-linux" --change-section-vma .linux=0x2000000 \
         --add-section .initrd="$initrd" --change-section-vma .initrd=0x3000000 \
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ function create_current_uki -d "creates an uki for the current system"
 
     # create default
     cp "/usr/lib/os-release" "$bd/os-release"
-    sed "s/SNAPSHOT/$CFG_DEFAULT_SUBVOL/" <"/etc/snap-pac-uki/kernel-cmd" >"$bd/kernel-cmd"
+    sed "s/SNAPSHOT/$CFG_DEFAULT_SUBVOL/" <"/etc/snap-pac-uki/kernel-cmd-current" >"$bd/kernel-cmd-current"
     create_uki rolling
 
     # create fallbac