diff --git a/init/reboot.cpp b/init/reboot.cpp
index d9d885ce3..0e6134809 100644
--- a/init/reboot.cpp
+++ b/init/reboot.cpp
@@ -636,11 +636,9 @@ bool HandlePowerctlMessage(const std::string& command) {
     bool run_fsck = false;
     bool command_invalid = false;
 
-    if (cmd_params.size() > 3) {
-        command_invalid = true;
-    } else if (cmd_params[0] == "shutdown") {
+    if (cmd_params[0] == "shutdown") {
         cmd = ANDROID_RB_POWEROFF;
-        if (cmd_params.size() == 2) {
+        if (cmd_params.size() >= 2) {
             if (cmd_params[1] == "userrequested") {
                 // The shutdown reason is PowerManager.SHUTDOWN_USER_REQUESTED.
                 // Run fsck once the file system is remounted in read-only mode.
@@ -686,9 +684,9 @@ bool HandlePowerctlMessage(const std::string& command) {
                 reboot_target = "recovery";
             }
 
-            // If there is an additional parameter, pass it along
-            if ((cmd_params.size() == 3) && cmd_params[2].size()) {
-                reboot_target += "," + cmd_params[2];
+            // If there are additional parameter, pass them along
+            for (size_t i = 2; (cmd_params.size() > i) && cmd_params[i].size(); ++i) {
+                reboot_target += "," + cmd_params[i];
             }
         }
     } else {