diff --git a/board/warp7/Kconfig b/board/warp7/Kconfig
index 00df19d..c089bca 100644
--- a/board/warp7/Kconfig
+++ b/board/warp7/Kconfig
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@
 config SYS_CONFIG_NAME
 	default "warp7"
 
+config WARP7_ROOT_PART
+	int "Partition number to use for root filesystem"
+	default 2
+	help
+	  The partition number to use for root filesystem this is the
+	  partition that is typically specified with root=/dev/sdaX or
+	  which gets converted into a root=PARTUUID=some_uuid.
+
 config SYS_FDT_ADDR
 	hex "FDT load address"
 	default 0x83000000