diff --git a/src/python/gem5/components/boards/experimental/lupv_board.py b/src/python/gem5/components/boards/experimental/lupv_board.py
index ba65ccbcf5..5624712ca8 100644
--- a/src/python/gem5/components/boards/experimental/lupv_board.py
+++ b/src/python/gem5/components/boards/experimental/lupv_board.py
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ class LupvBoard(AbstractSystemBoard, KernelDiskWorkload):
 
     @overrides(KernelDiskWorkload)
     def get_default_kernel_args(self) -> List[str]:
-        return ["console=ttyLIO0", "root={root_value}", "ro"]
+        return ["console=ttyLIO0", "root={root_value}", "rw"]
 
     @overrides(KernelDiskWorkload)
     def get_disk_device(self) -> str:
diff --git a/src/python/gem5/components/boards/riscv_board.py b/src/python/gem5/components/boards/riscv_board.py
index d83b85e107..15ec57af69 100644
--- a/src/python/gem5/components/boards/riscv_board.py
+++ b/src/python/gem5/components/boards/riscv_board.py
@@ -494,4 +494,4 @@ class RiscvBoard(AbstractSystemBoard, KernelDiskWorkload):
 
     @overrides(KernelDiskWorkload)
     def get_default_kernel_args(self) -> List[str]:
-        return ["console=ttyS0", "root={root_value}", "ro"]
+        return ["console=ttyS0", "root={root_value}", "rw"]
diff --git a/src/python/gem5/prebuilt/riscvmatched/riscvmatched_board.py b/src/python/gem5/prebuilt/riscvmatched/riscvmatched_board.py
index 469010cfbf..4148c0a061 100644
--- a/src/python/gem5/prebuilt/riscvmatched/riscvmatched_board.py
+++ b/src/python/gem5/prebuilt/riscvmatched/riscvmatched_board.py
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ class RISCVMatchedBoard(
 
     @overrides(KernelDiskWorkload)
     def get_default_kernel_args(self) -> List[str]:
-        return ["console=ttyS0", "root={root_value}", "ro"]
+        return ["console=ttyS0", "root={root_value}", "rw"]
 
     @overrides(KernelDiskWorkload)
     def set_kernel_disk_workload(