diff --git a/target/linux/x86/image/grub-efi.cfg b/target/linux/x86/image/grub-efi.cfg
index 14d30e88e4..6438e80616 100644
--- a/target/linux/x86/image/grub-efi.cfg
+++ b/target/linux/x86/image/grub-efi.cfg
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 set default="0"
 set timeout="@TIMEOUT@"
-set root='(hd0,gpt1)'
 
 menuentry "@TITLE@" {
 	linux /boot/vmlinuz @GPT_ROOTPART@ @CMDLINE@ noinitrd