diff --git a/gbootroot b/gbootroot
index 6fb8886..4245ea3 100755
--- a/gbootroot
+++ b/gbootroot
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ my $lilo_conf = "/etc/lilo.conf";
 my $home = "$ENV{HOME}/.gbootroot";
 my $uml_xterm = "xterm -e";
 $main::editor = "emacs --font 6x13";
+$main::makefs = "mke2fs -F -m0 -i8192";
 
 # CHANGES
 #