diff --git a/arch/riscv/configs/nommu_k210_sdcard_defconfig b/arch/riscv/configs/nommu_k210_sdcard_defconfig
index d68b743d580f..15d1fd0a7018 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/configs/nommu_k210_sdcard_defconfig
+++ b/arch/riscv/configs/nommu_k210_sdcard_defconfig
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ CONFIG_SLOB=y
 CONFIG_SOC_CANAAN=y
 CONFIG_SMP=y
 CONFIG_NR_CPUS=2
-CONFIG_CMDLINE="earlycon console=ttySIF0 rootdelay=2 root=/dev/mmcblk0p1 ro"
+CONFIG_CMDLINE="earlycon console=ttySIF0 root=/dev/mmcblk0p1 rootwait ro"
 CONFIG_CMDLINE_FORCE=y
 # CONFIG_SECCOMP is not set
 # CONFIG_STACKPROTECTOR is not set