diff --git a/configs/olimex_imx233_olinuxino_defconfig b/configs/olimex_imx233_olinuxino_defconfig
index 1040e5e740..70e8b5df44 100644
--- a/configs/olimex_imx233_olinuxino_defconfig
+++ b/configs/olimex_imx233_olinuxino_defconfig
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ BR2_PACKAGE_ZD1211_FIRMWARE=y
 
 # Filesystem
 BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2=y
+BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT4=y
 # BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR is not set
 
 # U-Boot