diff --git a/meta/conf/machine/include/qemu.conf b/meta/conf/machine/include/qemu.conf
index 8587c2ab2f..83ddf24b87 100644
--- a/meta/conf/machine/include/qemu.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/machine/include/qemu.conf
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ GPE_EXTRA_INSTALL += "gaim sylpheed"
 
 MACHINE_FEATURES = "kernel26 apm alsa pcmcia bluetooth irda usbgadget"
 
-IMAGE_FSTYPES ?= "tar.bz2"
+IMAGE_FSTYPES ?= "tar.bz2 ext2"
 
 ROOT_FLASH_SIZE = "100"