diff --git a/target/linux/atheros/config-2.6.33 b/target/linux/atheros/config-2.6.33
index a823710dcc..24ded44611 100644
--- a/target/linux/atheros/config-2.6.33
+++ b/target/linux/atheros/config-2.6.33
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ CONFIG_HAVE_IDE=y
 CONFIG_HAVE_OPROFILE=y
 CONFIG_HW_HAS_PCI=y
 CONFIG_HW_RANDOM=y
+CONFIG_IMAGE_CMDLINE_HACK=y
 CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE=""
 # CONFIG_INLINE_READ_LOCK is not set
 # CONFIG_INLINE_READ_LOCK_BH is not set