diff --git a/conf/distro/include/angstrom.inc b/conf/distro/include/angstrom.inc
index 9dfffda..22e0d78 100644
--- a/conf/distro/include/angstrom.inc
+++ b/conf/distro/include/angstrom.inc
@@ -147,6 +147,9 @@ INHERIT += "image-prelink"
 IMAGE_NAME = "${DISTRO_NAME}-${IMAGE_BASENAME}-${TCLIBC}-${ANGSTROM_PKG_FORMAT}-${DISTRO_VERSION}-${MACHINE}"
 DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE = "${DEPLOY_DIR}/images/${MACHINE}"
 
+# Prefer ext4 images where possible
+SDIMG_ROOTFS_TYPE = "ext4"
+
 # Angstrom *always* has some form of release config, so error out if someone thinks he knows better 
 DISTRO_CHECK := "${@bb.data.getVar("DISTRO_VERSION",d,1) or bb.fatal('Remove this line or set a dummy DISTRO_VERSION if you really want to build an unversioned distro')}"