diff --git a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
index a68be07..14ee90c 100644
--- a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
@@ -382,6 +382,8 @@ IMAGE_BASENAME = "${PN}"
 IMAGE_NAME = "${IMAGE_BASENAME}-${MACHINE}-${DATETIME}"
 IMAGE_LINK_NAME = "${IMAGE_BASENAME}-${MACHINE}"
 
+UBI_VOLNAME ?= "${MACHINE}-rootfs"
+
 # This option allows for a percentage overage of the actual image size rather than a
 # fixed extra space, this is space needed for initial startup and basic operations.
 IMAGE_OVERHEAD_FACTOR ?= 1.3
