diff --git a/include/image.mk b/include/image.mk
index 1c36327c6..702434ec8 100644
--- a/include/image.mk
+++ b/include/image.mk
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2FS),y)
   E2SIZE=$(shell echo $$(($(CONFIG_TARGET_ROOTFS_FSPART)*1024)))
   
   define Image/mkfs/ext2
-		$(STAGING_DIR)/bin/genext2fs -q -b $(E2SIZE) -I 1500 -d $(BUILD_DIR)/root/ $(KDIR)/root.ext2
+		$(STAGING_DIR)/bin/genext2fs -U -b $(E2SIZE) -I 1500 -d $(BUILD_DIR)/root/ $(KDIR)/root.ext2
 		$(call Image/Build,ext2)
   endef
 endif