diff --git a/target/linux/mediatek/files-6.6/arch/arm64/boot/dts/mediatek/mt7988a-bananapi-bpi-r4.dtsi b/target/linux/mediatek/files-6.6/arch/arm64/boot/dts/mediatek/mt7988a-bananapi-bpi-r4.dtsi
index ba19f69bbf..c4c05fd419 100644
--- a/target/linux/mediatek/files-6.6/arch/arm64/boot/dts/mediatek/mt7988a-bananapi-bpi-r4.dtsi
+++ b/target/linux/mediatek/files-6.6/arch/arm64/boot/dts/mediatek/mt7988a-bananapi-bpi-r4.dtsi
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 	chosen {
 		stdout-path = &uart0;
-		bootargs = "console=ttyS0,115200n1 loglevel=8 pci=pcie_bus_perf ubi.block=0,fit root=/dev/fit0";
+		bootargs = "console=ttyS0,115200n1 loglevel=8 pci=pcie_bus_perf ubi.block=0,fit root=/dev/fit0 rootwait";
 		rootdisk-spim-nand = <&ubi_rootfs>;
 	};