diff --git a/src/runtime-rs/crates/hypervisor/src/kernel_param.rs b/src/runtime-rs/crates/hypervisor/src/kernel_param.rs
index cc18358e20..14a61ac3f6 100644
--- a/src/runtime-rs/crates/hypervisor/src/kernel_param.rs
+++ b/src/runtime-rs/crates/hypervisor/src/kernel_param.rs
@@ -76,12 +76,15 @@ impl KernelParams {
             VM_ROOTFS_DRIVER_PMEM => {
                 params.push(Param::new("root", VM_ROOTFS_ROOT_PMEM));
                 match rootfs_type {
-                    VM_ROOTFS_FILESYSTEM_EXT4 | VM_ROOTFS_FILESYSTEM_XFS => {
+                    VM_ROOTFS_FILESYSTEM_EXT4 => {
                         params.push(Param::new(
                             "rootflags",
                             "dax,data=ordered,errors=remount-ro ro",
                         ));
                     }
+                    VM_ROOTFS_FILESYSTEM_XFS => {
+                        params.push(Param::new("rootflags", "dax ro"));
+                    }
                     VM_ROOTFS_FILESYSTEM_EROFS => {
                         params.push(Param::new("rootflags", "dax ro"));
                     }
@@ -93,9 +96,12 @@ impl KernelParams {
             VM_ROOTFS_DRIVER_BLK | VM_ROOTFS_DRIVER_BLK_CCW | VM_ROOTFS_DRIVER_MMIO => {
                 params.push(Param::new("root", VM_ROOTFS_ROOT_BLK));
                 match rootfs_type {
-                    VM_ROOTFS_FILESYSTEM_EXT4 | VM_ROOTFS_FILESYSTEM_XFS => {
+                    VM_ROOTFS_FILESYSTEM_EXT4 => {
                         params.push(Param::new("rootflags", "data=ordered,errors=remount-ro ro"));
                     }
+                    VM_ROOTFS_FILESYSTEM_XFS => {
+                        params.push(Param::new("rootflags", "ro"));
+                    }
                     VM_ROOTFS_FILESYSTEM_EROFS => {
                         params.push(Param::new("rootflags", "ro"));
                     }
@@ -259,7 +265,7 @@ mod tests {
                 expect_params: KernelParams {
                     params: [
                         Param::new("root", VM_ROOTFS_ROOT_PMEM),
-                        Param::new("rootflags", "dax,data=ordered,errors=remount-ro ro"),
+                        Param::new("rootflags", "dax ro"),
                         Param::new("rootfstype", VM_ROOTFS_FILESYSTEM_XFS),
                     ]
                     .to_vec(),
@@ -272,7 +278,7 @@ mod tests {
                 expect_params: KernelParams {
                     params: [
                         Param::new("root", VM_ROOTFS_ROOT_BLK),
-                        Param::new("rootflags", "data=ordered,errors=remount-ro ro"),
+                        Param::new("rootflags", "ro"),
                         Param::new("rootfstype", VM_ROOTFS_FILESYSTEM_XFS),
                     ]
                     .to_vec(),
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/hypervisor.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/hypervisor.go
index 64989cb7a9..22423ab122 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/hypervisor.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/hypervisor.go
@@ -150,7 +150,11 @@ func GetKernelRootParams(rootfstype string, disableNvdimm bool, dax bool) ([]Par
 			kernelRootParams = append(kernelRootParams, Param{"rootflags", "ro"})
 		}
 	case XFS:
-		fallthrough
+		if dax {
+			kernelRootParams = append(kernelRootParams, Param{"rootflags", "dax ro"})
+		} else {
+			kernelRootParams = append(kernelRootParams, Param{"rootflags", "ro"})
+		}
 	// EXT4 filesystem is used by default.
 	case EXT4:
 		if dax {
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/hypervisor_test.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/hypervisor_test.go
index f51c323f00..9edd9e924f 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/hypervisor_test.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/hypervisor_test.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func TestGetKernelRootParams(t *testing.T) {
 			rootfstype: string(XFS),
 			expected: []Param{
 				{"root", string(Nvdimm)},
-				{"rootflags", "data=ordered,errors=remount-ro ro"},
+				{"rootflags", "ro"},
 				{"rootfstype", string(XFS)},
 			},
 			disableNvdimm: false,
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func TestGetKernelRootParams(t *testing.T) {
 			rootfstype: string(XFS),
 			expected: []Param{
 				{"root", string(Nvdimm)},
-				{"rootflags", "dax,data=ordered,errors=remount-ro ro"},
+				{"rootflags", "dax ro"},
 				{"rootfstype", string(XFS)},
 			},
 			disableNvdimm: false,
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func TestGetKernelRootParams(t *testing.T) {
 			rootfstype: string(XFS),
 			expected: []Param{
 				{"root", string(VirtioBlk)},
-				{"rootflags", "data=ordered,errors=remount-ro ro"},
+				{"rootflags", "ro"},
 				{"rootfstype", string(XFS)},
 			},
 			disableNvdimm: true,