diff --git a/target/linux/ar71xx/generic/config-default b/target/linux/ar71xx/generic/config-default
index e69de29bb2..35c863a1cb 100644
--- a/target/linux/ar71xx/generic/config-default
+++ b/target/linux/ar71xx/generic/config-default
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+CONFIG_CMDLINE="rootfstype=squashfs,jffs2 noinitrd console=ttyS0,115200"