diff --git a/backend/newimageid_ez.in b/backend/newimageid_ez.in
index 5e43e89efa7782e661cdc4fb5278e6cbfa5fbb38..8033a8d527a291b415502b23096ac2fbc1f51dba 100644
--- a/backend/newimageid_ez.in
+++ b/backend/newimageid_ez.in
@@ -517,6 +517,13 @@ exit(0)
 #
 delete($newimageid_args{"imagename"});
 
+#
+# XXX note that osid "path" is not the same as imageid "path".  The former
+# is for multiboot (aka OSKit) kernels.  So we remove the path arg temporary.
+#
+my $ipath = $newimageid_args{"path"};
+delete($newimageid_args{"path"});
+
 # Cross-connect: Make the os descriptor first with the imagename, then take
 # the osid index and use it as the imageid index as well.
 $newimageid_args{"ezid"} = 1;
@@ -528,6 +535,8 @@ UserError($usrerr)
 fatal("Could not create new OSID!")
     if (!defined($new_osinfo));
 
+$newimageid_args{"path"} = $ipath;
+
 my $osid = $new_osinfo->osid();
 
 #