diff --git a/SOURCES/grubby-bls b/SOURCES/grubby-bls
index f09156b0bb3dd1db8bac9aa971f25af0c4f3b3bb..3c2544a35788f1f03c0e95d8dda6328c882c0f87 100755
--- a/SOURCES/grubby-bls
+++ b/SOURCES/grubby-bls
@@ -833,7 +833,9 @@ if [[ -n $kernel ]]; then
 	    opts="${opts} ${args}"
 	fi
     else
-	opts="${args}"
+	opts="${opts} ${args}"
+	remove_args="$kernelopts"
+	update_args "${opts}" "${remove_args}" ""
     fi
 
     add_bls_fragment "${kernel}" "${title}" "${opts}" "${initrd}" \
diff --git a/SPECS/grubby.spec b/SPECS/grubby.spec
index a67dfde39270f34d959d69fe53852d576fb54116..d83cd91973c8847008609142a188251d1eb15dea 100644
--- a/SPECS/grubby.spec
+++ b/SPECS/grubby.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name: grubby
 Version: 8.40
-Release: 61%{?dist}
+Release: 63%{?dist}
 Summary: Command line tool for updating bootloader configs
 License: GPLv2+
 URL: https://github.com/rhinstaller/grubby
@@ -131,6 +131,14 @@ current boot environment.
 %{_mandir}/man8/*.8*
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Feb 21 2023 Marta Lewandowska <mlewando@redhat.com> - 8.40-63
+- remove root= when not copying default
+- Resolves: #2127453
+
+* Wed Feb 15 2022 Robbie Harwood <rharwood@redhat.com> - 8.40-62
+- Apply Marta's default args fix
+- Resolves: #2127453
+
 * Thu Aug 25 2022 Robbie Harwood <rharwood@redhat.com> - 8.40-61
 - Sync args changes with 8.40-66.fc38
 - Resolves: #1969362