diff --git a/conf/grub.cfg.autodiscover b/conf/grub.cfg.autodiscover
index f6bfb3cb3..a1bfec68f 100644
--- a/conf/grub.cfg.autodiscover
+++ b/conf/grub.cfg.autodiscover
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ menuentry "" --unrestricted {
 
 menuentry "Autodiscover the FAI server" {
     set gfxpayload=$resolution
-    linux   /boot/vmlinuz FAI_FLAGS="menu,verbose,createvt" fai.discover aufs root=/dev/nfs ip=dhcp quiet
+    linux   /boot/vmlinuz FAI_FLAGS="menu,verbose,createvt" fai.discover aufs rootovl root=/dev/nfs ip=dhcp quiet
     initrd  /boot/initrd.img
 }