From 8148b1d9bf8985394044b8074e04c541ac4e3a90 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: HADEON <52324046+h8d13@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 03:10:52 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix efistub bootloader to use backslashes (#4231)

* fix efistub to use backslashes

* comment

* cf1

Co-authored-by: codefiles <11915375+codefiles@users.noreply.github.com>

* cf2

Co-authored-by: codefiles <11915375+codefiles@users.noreply.github.com>

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Co-authored-by: codefiles <11915375+codefiles@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 archinstall/lib/installer.py | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/archinstall/lib/installer.py b/archinstall/lib/installer.py
index 317e6e98..8fb20cfa 100644
--- a/archinstall/lib/installer.py
+++ b/archinstall/lib/installer.py
@@ -1618,9 +1618,9 @@ class Installer:
 
 		if not uki_enabled:
 			loader = '/vmlinuz-{kernel}'
-
+			# EFI standards stipulate backslashes
 			entries = (
-				'initrd=/initramfs-{kernel}.img',
+				r'initrd=\initramfs-{kernel}.img',
 				*self._get_kernel_params(root),
 			)