diff --git a/test/pkg/kernel-config/check-kernel-config.sh b/test/pkg/kernel-config/check-kernel-config.sh
index 5b4479438..5b86d2a3b 100755
--- a/test/pkg/kernel-config/check-kernel-config.sh
+++ b/test/pkg/kernel-config/check-kernel-config.sh
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ done
 # check filesystems that are built in
 for fs in \
 sysfs \
-rootfs \
 tmpfs \
 bdev \
 proc \