diff --git a/include/configs/devkit8000.h b/include/configs/devkit8000.h
index 2d2ee5f..1e65806 100644
--- a/include/configs/devkit8000.h
+++ b/include/configs/devkit8000.h
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@
 		"run commonargs; " \
 		"setenv bootargs ${bootargs} " \
 		"root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 " \
+		"rootwait " \
 		"${kernelopts}\0" \
 	"nandargs=" \
 		"run commonargs; " \