diff --git a/reactos/ntoskrnl/config/cmdata.c b/reactos/ntoskrnl/config/cmdata.c
index 74a4e1435c2..d7c36e90689 100644
--- a/reactos/ntoskrnl/config/cmdata.c
+++ b/reactos/ntoskrnl/config/cmdata.c
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ HIVE_LIST_ENTRY CmpMachineHiveList[5];
 UNICODE_STRING CmSymbolicLinkValueName =
     RTL_CONSTANT_STRING(L"SymbolicLinkValue");
 
-UNICODE_STRING CmpSystemStartOptions;
 UNICODE_STRING CmpLoadOptions;
 
 BOOLEAN CmpShareSystemHives;
diff --git a/reactos/ntoskrnl/config/cmsysini.c b/reactos/ntoskrnl/config/cmsysini.c
index 76f7cc16892..23509871b3f 100644
--- a/reactos/ntoskrnl/config/cmsysini.c
+++ b/reactos/ntoskrnl/config/cmsysini.c
@@ -167,13 +167,10 @@ CmpSetSystemValues(IN PLOADER_PARAMETER_BLOCK LoaderBlock)
                            &KeyName,
                            0,
                            REG_SZ,
-                           CmpSystemStartOptions.Buffer,
-                           CmpSystemStartOptions.Length);
+                           CmpLoadOptions.Buffer,
+                           CmpLoadOptions.Length);
     if (!NT_SUCCESS(Status)) goto Quickie;
 
-    /* Free the options now */
-    ExFreePool(CmpSystemStartOptions.Buffer);
-
     /* Setup value name for system boot device */
     RtlInitUnicodeString(&KeyName, L"SystemBootDevice");
     RtlCreateUnicodeStringFromAsciiz(&ValueName, LoaderBlock->NtBootPathName);