diff --git a/package/boot/uboot-omap/files/uEnv-default.txt b/package/boot/uboot-omap/files/uEnv-default.txt
index 3584e4379b..8dc80e7b09 100644
--- a/package/boot/uboot-omap/files/uEnv-default.txt
+++ b/package/boot/uboot-omap/files/uEnv-default.txt
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ fdtdir=/dtbs
 uenvcmd=run loadfdt; run loadimage; run uenvbootargs ; bootz ${loadaddr} - ${fdtaddr}
 loadfdt=load mmc ${bootpart} ${fdtaddr} ${fdtdir}/${fdtfile}
 devtype=mmc
-uenvbootargs=setenv bootargs console=${console} root=/dev/mmcblk0p2
+uenvbootargs=setenv bootargs console=${console} root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 rootwait