diff --git a/passes/techmap/techmap.cc b/passes/techmap/techmap.cc
index 1fb19fc60..1a16b6f45 100644
--- a/passes/techmap/techmap.cc
+++ b/passes/techmap/techmap.cc
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ struct TechmapWorker
 				port_signal_map.apply(it2.second);
 			}
 
-			if (c->type == "$memrd" || c->type == "$memwr") {
+			if (c->type == "$memrd" || c->type == "$memwr" || c->type == "$meminit") {
 				IdString memid = c->getParam("\\MEMID").decode_string();
 				log_assert(memory_renames.count(memid));
 				c->setParam("\\MEMID", Const(memory_renames[memid].str()));