diff --git a/internal/pkg/node/constructors.go b/internal/pkg/node/constructors.go
index dc20ffcb..d5e5b9cf 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/node/constructors.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/node/constructors.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func (config *nodeYaml) FindAllNodes() ([]NodeInfo, error) {
 		n.Ipxe.SetDefault("default")
 		n.Init.SetDefault("/sbin/init")
 		n.Root.SetDefault("initramfs")
-		n.KernelArgs.SetDefault("quiet crashkernel=no vga=791 rootfstype=rootfs")
+		n.KernelArgs.SetDefault("quiet crashkernel=no vga=791")
 
 		fullname := strings.SplitN(nodename, ".", 2)
 		if len(fullname) > 1 {