diff --git a/0040-dracut-lib.sh-fixed-getargs-for-empty-arguments.patch b/0040-dracut-lib.sh-fixed-getargs-for-empty-arguments.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8dda50d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0040-dracut-lib.sh-fixed-getargs-for-empty-arguments.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+From d609c64209af738540f629bccecdef8c6bafa91d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Harald Hoyer <harald@redhat.com>
+Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2011 20:03:21 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] dracut-lib.sh: fixed getargs() for empty arguments
+
+---
+ modules.d/99base/dracut-lib.sh |   14 +++++++++++---
+ 1 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/modules.d/99base/dracut-lib.sh b/modules.d/99base/dracut-lib.sh
+index 80c1f84..dec5d92 100755
+--- a/modules.d/99base/dracut-lib.sh
++++ b/modules.d/99base/dracut-lib.sh
+@@ -142,11 +142,19 @@ _dogetargs() {
+ }
+ 
+ getargs() {
+-    local _val
+-    unset _val
+     set +x
++    local _val _nval
++    unset _val
++    unset _nval
+     while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
+-        _val="$_val $(_dogetargs $1)"
++        _nval=$(_dogetargs $1)
++        if [ -n "$_nval" ]; then
++            if [ -n "$_val" ]; then
++                _val="$_val $_nval"
++            else
++                _val="$_nval"
++            fi
++        fi
+         shift
+     done
+     if [ -n "$_val" ]; then
diff --git a/dracut.spec b/dracut.spec
index 13d1c88..63ad094 100644
--- a/dracut.spec
+++ b/dracut.spec
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 Name: dracut
 Version: 011
-Release: 40.git20110810
+Release: 41.git20110810
 
 Summary: Initramfs generator using udev
 %if 0%{?fedora}
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ Patch36: 0036-dracut.spec-add-97masterkey-98ecryptfs-98integrity.patch
 Patch37: 0037-dracut-functions-create-relative-symlinks-for-librar.patch
 Patch38: 0038-99base-init-use-udevadm-control-to-set-the-logging-p.patch
 Patch39: 0039-dracut-lib.sh-getarg-echo-with-to-prevent-wildcard-s.patch
-
+Patch40: 0040-dracut-lib.sh-fixed-getargs-for-empty-arguments.patch
 
 BuildArch: noarch
 BuildRequires: dash bash
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ This package contains tools to assemble the local initrd and host configuration.
 %patch37 -p1
 %patch38 -p1
 %patch39 -p1
-
+%patch40 -p1
 
 %build
 make
@@ -368,6 +368,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %dir /var/lib/dracut/overlay
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Aug 10 2011 Harald Hoyer <harald@redhat.com> 011-41.git20110810
+- fixed getargs() for empty args
+
 * Wed Aug 10 2011 Harald Hoyer <harald@redhat.com> 011-40.git20110810
 - fixed symbolic link creation in the initramfs
 Resolves: rhbz#728863