diff --git a/target/linux/octeon/image/Makefile b/target/linux/octeon/image/Makefile
index e74b06d..ab81eb0 100644
--- a/target/linux/octeon/image/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/octeon/image/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ define Image/BuildKernel/Initramfs/Template
        $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/patch-cmdline $(BIN_DIR)/$(IMG_PREFIX)-$(1)-vmlinux-initramfs.elf '$(strip $(2))'
 endef
 
-ER_CMDLINE:=-mtdparts=phys_mapped_flash:640k(boot0)ro,640k(boot1)ro,64k(eeprom)ro block2mtd.block2mtd=/dev/mmcblk0p2,65536,rootfs,5 root=/dev/mtdb
+ER_CMDLINE:=-mtdparts=phys_mapped_flash:640k(boot0)ro,640k(boot1)ro,64k(eeprom)ro root=/dev/mmcblk0p3 rootfstype=ext4 rootwait
 ERLITE_CMDLINE:=-mtdparts=phys_mapped_flash:512k(boot0),512k(boot1),64k@1024k(eeprom) block2mtd.block2mtd=/dev/sda2,65536,rootfs,5 root=/dev/mtdbl
 
 define Image/BuildKernel