diff --git a/configs/beaglebone_defconfig b/configs/beaglebone_defconfig
index 072719bc4d..a3efabf8cc 100644
--- a/configs/beaglebone_defconfig
+++ b/configs/beaglebone_defconfig
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DEFCONFIG="omap2plus"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME="am335x-evm am335x-bone am335x-boneblack am335x-evmsk"
 BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2=y
+BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2_4=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_BUILD_SYSTEM_KCONFIG=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
diff --git a/configs/beaglebone_qt5_defconfig b/configs/beaglebone_qt5_defconfig
index 31ee35a3fb..18ee139952 100644
--- a/configs/beaglebone_qt5_defconfig
+++ b/configs/beaglebone_qt5_defconfig
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ BR2_PACKAGE_TI_SGX_DEMOS=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_TI_SGX_KM=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_TI_SGX_UM=y
 BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2=y
+BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2_4=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_BUILD_SYSTEM_KCONFIG=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION=y