diff --git a/recipes-kernel/images/esp-qcom-image.bb b/recipes-kernel/images/esp-qcom-image.bb
index 595faaad..ff6bd6ed 100644
--- a/recipes-kernel/images/esp-qcom-image.bb
+++ b/recipes-kernel/images/esp-qcom-image.bb
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ inherit image uki-esp-image
 inherit uki
 UKI_FILENAME = "${EFI_LINUX_IMG}"
 
+UKI_CMDLINE="root=${QCOM_BOOTIMG_ROOTFS} rw rootwait"
+
 # Remove leading 'qcom/' from KERNEL_DEVICEREE, we store the file in DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE directly, not in the qcom/ subfolder
 #KERNEL_DEVICETREE := "${@d.getVar('KERNEL_DEVICETREE').strip().replace('qcom/','')}"