Grub configuration interpretes `linux' as directory where is located bzImage. If I enter file name instead, result configuration will be wrong. Example of system configuration: (bootloader (grub-configuration (device "/dev/sda") (menu-entries (list (menu-entry (label "Gentoo") (linux "/vmlinuz-gentoo") ; vmlinuz-gentoo is file (linux-arguments (list "root=/dev/venom/gentoo" "init=/usr/lib/systemd/systemd")) (initrd "/initramfs-gentoo") ))))) Result part of grub.cfg: menuentry "Gentoo" { # Set 'root' to the partition that contains the kernel. search --file --set /vmlinuz-gentoo/bzImage linux /vmlinuz-gentoo/bzImage root=/dev/venom/gentoo init=/usr/lib/systemd/systemd initrd /initramfs-gentoo } It would be nice if the the string would be simply copied into grub.cfg, so I could use even `(hd0,msdos1)/vmlinuz'.