diff --git a/scripts/flash-cleo b/scripts/flash-cleo
index 637ef93..a6d70f3 100755
--- a/scripts/flash-cleo
+++ b/scripts/flash-cleo
@@ -33,6 +33,6 @@
 done
 shift $((OPTIND-1))
 
-"${ZIRCON_DIR}/kernel/target/arm64/board/cleo/package-image.sh" -B "${ZIRCON_DIR}/build-arm64" "${EXTRA_ARGS[@]}"
+"${ZIRCON_DIR}/kernel/target/arm64/board/cleo/package-image.sh" -B "${ZIRCON_DIR}/build-arm64" -r "${EXTRA_ARGS[@]}"
 
 "${SCRIPTS_DIR}/flash-avb" -b cleo "$@"
diff --git a/scripts/flash-mt8167s_ref b/scripts/flash-mt8167s_ref
index 8b17d11..2edc39c 100755
--- a/scripts/flash-mt8167s_ref
+++ b/scripts/flash-mt8167s_ref
@@ -33,6 +33,6 @@
 done
 shift $((OPTIND-1))
 
-"${ZIRCON_DIR}/kernel/target/arm64/board/mt8167s_ref/package-image.sh" -B "${ZIRCON_DIR}/build-arm64" "${EXTRA_ARGS[@]}"
+"${ZIRCON_DIR}/kernel/target/arm64/board/mt8167s_ref/package-image.sh" -B "${ZIRCON_DIR}/build-arm64" -r "${EXTRA_ARGS[@]}"
 
 "${SCRIPTS_DIR}/flash-avb" -b mt8167s_ref "$@"
diff --git a/scripts/package-image.sh b/scripts/package-image.sh
index cf62a12..00669d8 100755
--- a/scripts/package-image.sh
+++ b/scripts/package-image.sh
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 VBMETA_IMG=
 ZIRCON_BOOTIMAGE=
 MKBOOTIMG_ARGS=
+USE_RAMDISK=true
 
 function HELP {
     echo "help:"
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@
     echo "-m                                : Add mexec option to command line"
     echo "-M                                : membase for mkbootimg (default ${MEMBASE})"
     echo "-o                                : output boot.img file (defaults to <build-dir>/<board>-boot.img)"
+    echo "-r                                : don't add a ramdisk to the boot image"
     echo "-v                                : output vbmeta.img file (defaults to <build-dir>/<board>-vbmeta.img)"
     echo "-z                                : input zircon ZBI file (defaults to <build-dir>/<board>-boot.img)"
     exit 1
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@
 DTB_OFFSET=0x03000000
 BOOT_PARTITION_SIZE=33554432
 
-while getopts "ab:B:c:C::d:D:ghK:lmM:r:o:v:z:" FLAG; do
+while getopts "ab:B:c:C::d:D:ghK:lmM:o:rv:z:" FLAG; do
     case $FLAG in
         a) USE_AVB=true;;
         b) BOARD="${OPTARG}";;
@@ -69,6 +71,7 @@
         m) MEXEC=true;;
         M) MEMBASE="${OPTARG}";;
         o) BOOT_IMG="${OPTARG}";;
+        r) USE_RAMDISK=false;;
         v) VBMETA_IMG="${OPTARG}";;
         z) ZIRCON_BOOTIMAGE="${OPTARG}";;
         \?)
@@ -178,11 +181,17 @@
 RAMDISK="${BUILD_DIR}/dummy-ramdisk"
 echo "foo" > "${RAMDISK}"
 
+if [[ ${USE_RAMDISK} == true ]]; then
+    RAMDISK_OPTION="--ramdisk ${RAMDISK}"
+else
+    RAMDISK_OPTION=""
+fi
+
 # create our boot.img
 "${MKBOOTIMG}" \
     --kernel "${COMPRESSED_BOOTIMAGE_DTB}" \
     --kernel_offset ${KERNEL_OFFSET} \
-    --ramdisk "${RAMDISK}" \
+    ${RAMDISK_OPTION} \
     --base ${MEMBASE} \
     --tags_offset 0xE000000 \
     --cmdline "${MKBOOTIMG_CMDLINE}" \