diff --git a/recipes-core/initrdscripts/tegra-minimal-init/platform-preboot.sh b/recipes-core/initrdscripts/tegra-minimal-init/platform-preboot.sh
index 110bf707..3cfe830f 100644
--- a/recipes-core/initrdscripts/tegra-minimal-init/platform-preboot.sh
+++ b/recipes-core/initrdscripts/tegra-minimal-init/platform-preboot.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ for bootarg in `cat /proc/cmdline`; do
 	root=*) mayberoot="${bootarg##root=}" ;;
 	ro) opt="ro" ;;
 	rootwait) wait="yes" ;;
+	rootfstype=*) fstype="${bootarg##rootfstype=}" ;;
     esac
 done