--- a/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/sheevaplug-setup.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/sheevaplug-setup.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ static struct mtd_partition sheevaplug_n
 		.offset = MTDPART_OFS_NXTBLK,
 		.size = SZ_4M
 	}, {
-		.name = "root",
+		.name = "rootfs",
 		.offset = MTDPART_OFS_NXTBLK,
 		.size = MTDPART_SIZ_FULL
 	},
