diff --git a/files/initramfs-tools/mke2fs b/files/initramfs-tools/mke2fs
index de529eb57059..a67162199cf1 100644
--- a/files/initramfs-tools/mke2fs
+++ b/files/initramfs-tools/mke2fs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ copy_exec /sbin/mke2fs
 copy_exec /sbin/sfdisk
 copy_exec /sbin/fdisk
 
-fstypes="ext4"
+fstypes="ext4 ext3"
 
 for type in $fstypes; do
     prog="/sbin/mkfs.${type}"