diff --git a/package/base-files/files/lib/preinit/80_mount_root b/package/base-files/files/lib/preinit/80_mount_root
index c3816c2cbf..fa6abcde57 100644
--- a/package/base-files/files/lib/preinit/80_mount_root
+++ b/package/base-files/files/lib/preinit/80_mount_root
@@ -14,8 +14,27 @@ missing_lines() {
 	IFS="$oIFS"
 }
 
+# Rootfs mount options can be passed by declaring in the kernel
+# cmdline as much options as needed prefixed with "rootfs_mount_options."
+#
+# Example:
+# rootfs_mount_options.compress_algorithm=zstd rootfs_mount_options.noinline_data
+#
+compose_rootfs_mount_options() {
+	local mount_options
+	local cmdlinevar
+
+	for cmdlinevar in $(cat /proc/cmdline); do
+		if [ "$cmdlinevar" != "${cmdlinevar#rootfs_mount_options\.}" ]; then
+			append mount_options "${cmdlinevar#rootfs_mount_options\.}"
+		fi
+	done
+
+	echo $mount_options
+}
+
 do_mount_root() {
-	mount_root
+	mount_root start "$(compose_rootfs_mount_options)"
 	boot_run_hook preinit_mount_root
 	[ -f /sysupgrade.tgz -o -f /tmp/sysupgrade.tar ] && {
 		echo "- config restore -"