diff --git a/0284-blscfg-fallback-to-default_kernelopts-if-BLS-option-.patch b/0284-blscfg-fallback-to-default_kernelopts-if-BLS-option-.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4b3889
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0284-blscfg-fallback-to-default_kernelopts-if-BLS-option-.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+From 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@redhat.com>
+Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2019 20:11:27 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] blscfg: fallback to default_kernelopts if BLS option field
+ isn't set
+
+If the $kernelopts variable isn't found, then the entry will fail to boot
+since there won't be a kernel command line params set. This makes the BLS
+configuration more fragile than a non-BLS one, since in that case it will
+boot even without a correct grubenv file.
+
+So set a $default_kernelopts in the GRUB config file that will be used as
+a fallback if the value in the BLS options field can't be resolved.
+
+Related: rhbz#1625124
+
+Signed-off-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@redhat.com>
+---
+ grub-core/commands/blscfg.c | 7 +++++++
+ util/grub.d/10_linux.in     | 2 ++
+ 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/grub-core/commands/blscfg.c b/grub-core/commands/blscfg.c
+index 1ef2ae06cff..5635066e3eb 100644
+--- a/grub-core/commands/blscfg.c
++++ b/grub-core/commands/blscfg.c
+@@ -629,6 +629,9 @@ static char *expand_val(char *value)
+   char *end = value;
+   bool is_var = false;
+ 
++  if (!value)
++    return NULL;
++
+   while (*value) {
+     if (*value == '$') {
+       if (start != end) {
+@@ -732,6 +735,10 @@ static void create_entry (struct bls_entry *entry)
+ 
+   title = bls_get_val (entry, "title", NULL);
+   options = expand_val (bls_get_val (entry, "options", NULL));
++
++  if (!options)
++    options = expand_val (grub_env_get("default_kernelopts"));
++
+   initrds = bls_make_list (entry, "initrd", NULL);
+ 
+   hotkey = bls_get_val (entry, "grub_hotkey", NULL);
+diff --git a/util/grub.d/10_linux.in b/util/grub.d/10_linux.in
+index 22a85c69ea0..2547dd52115 100644
+--- a/util/grub.d/10_linux.in
++++ b/util/grub.d/10_linux.in
+@@ -158,6 +158,8 @@ linux_entry ()
+     populate_header_warn
+ 
+     cat << EOF
++set default_kernelopts="root=${linux_root_device_thisversion} ro ${args}"
++
+ insmod blscfg
+ blscfg
+ if [ -s \$prefix/grubenv ]; then
diff --git a/0285-grub-switch-to-blscfg-copy-increment.mod-for-legacy-.patch b/0285-grub-switch-to-blscfg-copy-increment.mod-for-legacy-.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d7ac8ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0285-grub-switch-to-blscfg-copy-increment.mod-for-legacy-.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+From 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@redhat.com>
+Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2019 21:25:39 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] grub-switch-to-blscfg: copy increment.mod for legacy BIOS and
+ ppc64
+
+This module is also used in newer GRUB config and weren't present in old
+GRUB installations, so it has to be copied before attempting to generate
+a BLS configuration.
+
+Resolves: rhbz#1652806
+
+Signed-off-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@redhat.com>
+---
+ util/grub-switch-to-blscfg.in | 14 ++++++++------
+ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/util/grub-switch-to-blscfg.in b/util/grub-switch-to-blscfg.in
+index eeea1307706..49b3985fadb 100644
+--- a/util/grub-switch-to-blscfg.in
++++ b/util/grub-switch-to-blscfg.in
+@@ -288,13 +288,15 @@ if [ "${GENERATE}" -eq 1 ] ; then
+     copy_bls
+ 
+     if [ $arch = "x86_64" ] && [ ! -d /sys/firmware/efi ]; then
+-	if ! cp ${prefix}/lib/grub//i386-pc/blscfg.mod ${grubdir}/i386-pc/ ; then
+-	    exit 1
+-	fi
++	mod_dir="i386-pc"
+     elif [ $arch = "ppc64" -o $arch = "ppc64le" ] && [ ! -d /sys/firmware/opal ]; then
+-	if ! cp ${prefix}/lib/grub/powerpc-ieee1275/blscfg.mod ${grubdir}/powerpc-ieee1275/ ; then
+-	    exit 1
+-	fi
++	mod_dir="powerpc-ieee1275"
++    fi
++
++    if [ -n "${mod_dir}" ]; then
++	for mod in blscfg increment; do
++	    cp ${prefix}/lib/grub/${mod_dir}/${mod}.mod ${grubdir}/$mod_dir/ || exit 1
++	done
+     fi
+ 
+     cp -af "${GRUB_CONFIG_FILE}" "${GRUB_CONFIG_FILE}${backupsuffix}"
diff --git a/grub.patches b/grub.patches
index 2c85d8d..e990e81 100644
--- a/grub.patches
+++ b/grub.patches
@@ -281,3 +281,5 @@ Patch0280: 0280-Try-to-set-fPIE-and-friends-on-libgnu.a.patch
 Patch0281: 0281-Don-t-make-grub_strtoull-print-an-error-if-no-conver.patch
 Patch0282: 0282-Set-blsdir-if-the-BLS-directory-path-isn-t-one-of-th.patch
 Patch0283: 0283-Check-if-blsdir-exists-before-attempting-to-get-it-s.patch
+Patch0284: 0284-blscfg-fallback-to-default_kernelopts-if-BLS-option-.patch
+Patch0285: 0285-grub-switch-to-blscfg-copy-increment.mod-for-legacy-.patch
diff --git a/grub2.spec b/grub2.spec
index d0186f9..0b3992e 100644
--- a/grub2.spec
+++ b/grub2.spec
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 Name:		grub2
 Epoch:		1
 Version:	2.02
-Release:	70%{?dist}
+Release:	71%{?dist}
 Summary:	Bootloader with support for Linux, Multiboot and more
 License:	GPLv3+
 URL:		http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/
@@ -473,6 +473,16 @@ rm -r /boot/grub2.tmp/ || :
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Feb 27 2019 Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@redhat.com> - 2.02-71
+- 20-grub-install: Replace, rather than overwrite, the existing kernel (pjones)
+  Resolves: rhbz#1642402
+- 99-grub-mkconfig: Don't update grubenv generating entries on ppc64le
+  Related: rhbz#1637875
+- blscfg: fallback to default_kernelopts if BLS option field isn't set
+  Related: rhbz#1625124
+- grub-switch-to-blscfg: copy increment.mod for legacy BIOS and ppc64
+  Resolves: rhbz#1652806
+
 * Fri Feb 15 2019 Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@redhat.com> - 2.02-70
 - Check if blsdir exists before attempting to get it's real path
   Resolves: rhbz#1677415