diff --git a/templates/initramfs-tools/template b/templates/initramfs-tools/template
index 1c89ec958c5..52ba11e35c7 100644
--- a/templates/initramfs-tools/template
+++ b/templates/initramfs-tools/template
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ long_desc="
  LVM2, LUKS or NFS is also supported. Any boot loader with initrd support is
  able to load an initramfs archive."
 
-no_extract=yes
+noextract=yes
 noarch=yes
 keep_empty_dirs=yes
 triggers="initramfs-tools"