diff --git a/modules.d/95rootfs-block/mount-root.sh b/modules.d/95rootfs-block/mount-root.sh
index 8acd3c5f..93246231 100755
--- a/modules.d/95rootfs-block/mount-root.sh
+++ b/modules.d/95rootfs-block/mount-root.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 if [ ! -s /.resume -a "$root" ]; then
-    mount $fstype -o "$rflags" "$root" "$NEWROOT" && ROOTFS_MOUNTED=yes
+    mount ${fstype:-t auto} -o "$rflags" "$root" "$NEWROOT" && ROOTFS_MOUNTED=yes
 fi
diff --git a/modules.d/95rootfs-block/parse-root-opts.sh b/modules.d/95rootfs-block/parse-root-opts.sh
index 77aed558..9c49aa95 100755
--- a/modules.d/95rootfs-block/parse-root-opts.sh
+++ b/modules.d/95rootfs-block/parse-root-opts.sh
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@ else
     getarg rw && rflags=rw || rflags=ro
 fi
 
-fstype="$(getarg rootfstype=)" && fstype="-t ${fstype}" || fstype="-t auto"
+fstype="$(getarg rootfstype=)" && fstype="-t ${fstype}" 
 
 export fstype rflags root