diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar7240_engenius_enh202-v1.dts b/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar7240_engenius_enh202-v1.dts
index 77b2f3fa1a2..1d26a9765b5 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar7240_engenius_enh202-v1.dts
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar7240_engenius_enh202-v1.dts
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@
 			partition@1a0000 {
 				label = "fakeroot";
 				reg = <0x1a0000 0x10000>;
+				read-only;
 			};
 
 			fwconcat0: partition@1b0000 {
diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9341_engenius_ens202ext-v1.dts b/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9341_engenius_ens202ext-v1.dts
index 8b28d581b1c..6e296ab4968 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9341_engenius_ens202ext-v1.dts
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9341_engenius_ens202ext-v1.dts
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@
 			partition@220000 {
 				label = "fakeroot";
 				reg = <0x220000 0x010000>;
+				read-only;
 			};
 
 			fwconcat0: partition@230000 {