diff --git a/configs/roseapplepi_defconfig b/configs/roseapplepi_defconfig
index f4efacf80d..00bdf69d8a 100644
--- a/configs/roseapplepi_defconfig
+++ b/configs/roseapplepi_defconfig
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME="owl-s500-roseapplepi"
 
 # Filesystem / image
-BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_INITRAMFS=y
+BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2=y
+BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2_4=y
 # BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR is not set
 
 # Bootloaders