diff --git a/kernel/cmdline b/kernel/cmdline
index ce67e378..df59da58 100644
--- a/kernel/cmdline
+++ b/kernel/cmdline
@@ -1 +1 @@
-console=ttyMSM0,115200 console=ttyS0,115200 console=tty1 root=PARTUUID=%U/PARTNROFF=2 rootwait rw fbcon=logo-pos:center,logo-count:1
+console=ttyMSM0,115200 console=ttyS0,115200 console=tty1 root=PARTUUID=%U/PARTNROFF=2 rootwait rw fbcon=logo-pos:center,logo-count:1 rootflags=compress_algorithm=zstd:4
diff --git a/kernel/cmdline.oxide b/kernel/cmdline.oxide
index 2c12d014..a5e4ccd8 100644
--- a/kernel/cmdline.oxide
+++ b/kernel/cmdline.oxide
@@ -1 +1 @@
-console=ttyS0,115200 console=tty1 console=ttyMSM0,115200 root=PARTLABEL=ROOT-C rootwait rw quiet fbcon=logo-pos:center,logo-count:1
+console=ttyS0,115200 console=tty1 console=ttyMSM0,115200 root=PARTLABEL=ROOT-C rootwait rw quiet fbcon=logo-pos:center,logo-count:1 rootflags=compress_algorithm=zstd:4
diff --git a/kernel/cmdline.p2 b/kernel/cmdline.p2
index 8e36ed02..c0d9eadc 100644
--- a/kernel/cmdline.p2
+++ b/kernel/cmdline.p2
@@ -1 +1 @@
-console=ttyS0,115200 console=tty1 console=ttyMSM0,115200 root=PARTUUID=%U/PARTNROFF=1 rootwait rw quiet fbcon=logo-pos:center,logo-count:1
+console=ttyS0,115200 console=tty1 console=ttyMSM0,115200 root=PARTUUID=%U/PARTNROFF=1 rootwait rw quiet fbcon=logo-pos:center,logo-count:1 rootflags=compress_algorithm=zstd:4