diff --git a/target/linux/ar71xx/config-2.6.33 b/target/linux/ar71xx/config-2.6.33
index 8be6807dd9..0916293576 100644
--- a/target/linux/ar71xx/config-2.6.33
+++ b/target/linux/ar71xx/config-2.6.33
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ CONFIG_BITREVERSE=y
 CONFIG_CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE=y
 CONFIG_CEVT_R4K=y
 CONFIG_CEVT_R4K_LIB=y
+CONFIG_CMDLINE="rootfstype=squashfs,yaffs,jffs2 noinitrd console=ttyS0,115200"
+CONFIG_CMDLINE_BOOL=y
+# CONFIG_CMDLINE_OVERRIDE is not set
 CONFIG_CPU_BIG_ENDIAN=y
 # CONFIG_CPU_CAVIUM_OCTEON is not set
 CONFIG_CPU_HAS_PREFETCH=y