diff --git a/target/linux/ixp4xx-2.6/config/default b/target/linux/ixp4xx-2.6/config/default
index 6d4fdd0b658..26bb407d758 100644
--- a/target/linux/ixp4xx-2.6/config/default
+++ b/target/linux/ixp4xx-2.6/config/default
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ CONFIG_BASE_SMALL=0
 # CONFIG_BSD_DISKLABEL is not set
 # CONFIG_BT is not set
 # CONFIG_CIFS_STATS is not set
-CONFIG_CMDLINE="root=/dev/mtdblock2 rootfstype=jffs2 noinitrd console=ttyS0,115200 init=/etc/preinit"
+CONFIG_CMDLINE="root=/dev/mtdblock2 rootfstype=squashfs,jffs2 noinitrd console=ttyS0,115200 init=/etc/preinit"
 # CONFIG_CONFIGFS_FS is not set
 CONFIG_CPU_32=y
 CONFIG_CPU_32v5=y