diff --git a/mantle/platform/metal.go b/mantle/platform/metal.go
index e45d8b2326e962179d3111550e20c208037e415b..d4fb2d8190a43ad9f57e545ec9b4f757b1246847 100644
--- a/mantle/platform/metal.go
+++ b/mantle/platform/metal.go
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ func (t *installerRun) destroy() error {
 
 func (t *installerRun) completePxeSetup(kargs []string) error {
 	if t.kern.rootfs != "" && !t.inst.PxeAppendRootfs {
-		kargs = append(kargs, fmt.Sprintf("coreos.live.rootfs_url=%s/%s", t.baseurl, t.kern.rootfs))
+		kargs = append(kargs, fmt.Sprintf("nestos.live.rootfs_url=%s/%s", t.baseurl, t.kern.rootfs))
 	}
 	kargsStr := strings.Join(kargs, " ")
 
diff --git a/src/cmd-buildextend-live b/src/cmd-buildextend-live
index 6bfbe00b05330431d410674ddfd3c0cf6af8206d..d503351a74e580f946ed73545359c1422f92c99c 100755
--- a/src/cmd-buildextend-live
+++ b/src/cmd-buildextend-live
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ def generate_iso():
     # Generate initramfs stamp file indicating that this is a live
     # initramfs.  Store the build ID in it.
     
-    stamppath = os.path.join(tmpinitrd_base, 'etc/coreos-live-initramfs')
+    stamppath = os.path.join(tmpinitrd_base, 'etc/nestos-live-initramfs')
     os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(stamppath), exist_ok=True)
     with open(stamppath, 'w') as fh:
         fh.write(args.build + '\n')
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ def generate_iso():
     # Generate rootfs stamp file with the build ID, indicating that the
     # rootfs has been appended and confirming that initramfs and rootfs are
     # from the same build.
-    stamppath = os.path.join(tmpinitrd_rootfs, 'etc/coreos-live-rootfs')
+    stamppath = os.path.join(tmpinitrd_rootfs, 'etc/nestos-live-rootfs')
     os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(stamppath), exist_ok=True)
     with open(stamppath, 'w') as fh:
         fh.write(args.build + '\n')
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ def generate_iso():
     cp_reflink(iso_rootfs, pxe_rootfs)
     # Save stream hash of rootfs for verifying out-of-band fetches
     os.makedirs(os.path.join(tmpinitrd_base, 'etc'), exist_ok=True)
-    make_stream_hash(pxe_rootfs, os.path.join(tmpinitrd_base, 'etc/coreos-live-want-rootfs'))
+    make_stream_hash(pxe_rootfs, os.path.join(tmpinitrd_base, 'etc/nestos-live-want-rootfs'))
     # Add common content
     iso_initramfs = os.path.join(tmpisoimagespxe, initrd_img)
     extend_initrd(iso_initramfs, tmpinitrd_base)