diff --git a/include/image.mk b/include/image.mk
index 3e6c9adc66..940ae812ea 100644
--- a/include/image.mk
+++ b/include/image.mk
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ define Image/mkfs/ubifs
 endef
 
 define Image/mkfs/ext4
-	$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/make_ext4fs \
+	$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/make_ext4fs -L rootfs \
 		-l $(ROOTFS_PARTSIZE) -b $(CONFIG_TARGET_EXT4_BLOCKSIZE) \
 		$(if $(CONFIG_TARGET_EXT4_RESERVED_PCT),-m $(CONFIG_TARGET_EXT4_RESERVED_PCT)) \
 		$(if $(CONFIG_TARGET_EXT4_JOURNAL),,-J) \
diff --git a/scripts/gen_image_generic.sh b/scripts/gen_image_generic.sh
index d9beeb0295..2d2fb120ce 100755
--- a/scripts/gen_image_generic.sh
+++ b/scripts/gen_image_generic.sh
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@ ROOTFSSIZE="$(($4 / 512))"
 [ -n "$PADDING" ] && dd if=/dev/zero of="$OUTPUT" bs=512 seek="$ROOTFSOFFSET" conv=notrunc count="$ROOTFSSIZE"
 dd if="$ROOTFSIMAGE" of="$OUTPUT" bs=512 seek="$ROOTFSOFFSET" conv=notrunc
 
-make_ext4fs -J -l "$KERNELSIZE" "$OUTPUT.kernel" "$KERNELDIR"
+make_ext4fs -J -L kernel -l "$KERNELSIZE" "$OUTPUT.kernel" "$KERNELDIR"
 dd if="$OUTPUT.kernel" of="$OUTPUT" bs=512 seek="$KERNELOFFSET" conv=notrunc
 rm -f "$OUTPUT.kernel"
diff --git a/target/linux/mvebu/image/Makefile b/target/linux/mvebu/image/Makefile
index b4b77b70b4..967a1e4ee1 100644
--- a/target/linux/mvebu/image/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/mvebu/image/Makefile
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ define Build/boot-img-ext4
 	$(foreach dts,$(DEVICE_DTS), $(CP) $(KDIR)/image-$(dts).dtb $@.boot/$(dts).dtb;)
 	$(CP) $(IMAGE_KERNEL) $@.boot/$(KERNEL_NAME)
 	-$(CP) $@-boot.scr $@.boot/boot.scr
-	make_ext4fs -J -l $(CONFIG_TARGET_KERNEL_PARTSIZE)M $@.bootimg $@.boot
+	make_ext4fs -J -L kernel -l $(CONFIG_TARGET_KERNEL_PARTSIZE)M $@.bootimg $@.boot
 endef
 
 define Build/sdcard-img