1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/system/image.scm b/gnu/system/image.scm
index f07a4a5217..afef79185f 100644
--- a/gnu/system/image.scm
+++ b/gnu/system/image.scm
@@ -138,6 +138,9 @@ parent image record."
    (size 'guess)
    (label root-label)
    (file-system "ext4")
+   ;; Disable the metadata_csum and 64bit features of ext4, for compatibility
+   ;; with U-Boot.
+   (file-system-options (list "-O" "^metadata_csum,^64bit"))
    (flags '(boot))
    (initializer (gexp initialize-root-partition))))
 
@@ -972,9 +975,9 @@ image, depending on IMAGE format."
                 (G_ "~a: unsupported image format") image-format)))))))
 
 
-;;
-;; Image detection.
-;;
+;;;
+;;; Image type discovery.
+;;;
 
 (define (image-modules)
   "Return the list of image modules."