diff --git a/src/wic/plugins/source/bootimg_efi.py b/src/wic/plugins/source/bootimg_efi.py
index 69aa38b..fe6c222 100644
--- a/src/wic/plugins/source/bootimg_efi.py
+++ b/src/wic/plugins/source/bootimg_efi.py
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class BootimgEFIPlugin(SourcePlugin):
                         (get_bitbake_var("KERNEL_IMAGETYPE"), get_bitbake_var("INITRAMFS_LINK_NAME"))

             label = source_params.get('label')
-            label_conf = "root=%s" % creator.rootdev
+            label_conf = "root=%s" % creator.rootdev if creator.rootdev else ""
             if label:
                 label_conf = "LABEL=%s" % label

@@ -186,7 +186,8 @@ class BootimgEFIPlugin(SourcePlugin):
             boot_conf += "linux /%s\n" % kernel

             label = source_params.get('label')
-            label_conf = "LABEL=Boot root=%s" % creator.rootdev
+            label_conf = "LABEL=Boot"
+            label_conf += (" root=%s" % creator.rootdev) if creator.rootdev else ""
             if label:
                 label_conf = "LABEL=%s" % label

diff --git a/src/wic/plugins/source/bootimg_partition.py b/src/wic/plugins/source/bootimg_partition.py
index 96f5e14..2e89b6c 100644
--- a/src/wic/plugins/source/bootimg_partition.py
+++ b/src/wic/plugins/source/bootimg_partition.py
@@ -118,8 +118,15 @@ class BootimgPartitionPlugin(SourcePlugin):
             if has_dtb:
                 extlinux_conf += "   fdtdir %s\n" % fdt_dir
             bootloader = cr.ks.bootloader
-            extlinux_conf += "append root=%s rootwait %s\n" \
-                             % (cr.rootdev, bootloader.append if bootloader.append else '')
+
+            # Check if rootdev exists
+            parts = ["rootwait"]
+            if cr.rootdev:
+                parts.insert(0, "root=%s" % cr.rootdev)
+            if bootloader.append:
+                parts.append(bootloader.append)
+
+            extlinux_conf += "append %s\n" % " ".join(parts)

         install_cmd = "install -d %s/extlinux/" % hdddir
         exec_cmd(install_cmd)
diff --git a/src/wic/plugins/source/bootimg_pcbios.py b/src/wic/plugins/source/bootimg_pcbios.py
index 1e5ec3a..2ae4eb1 100644
--- a/src/wic/plugins/source/bootimg_pcbios.py
+++ b/src/wic/plugins/source/bootimg_pcbios.py
@@ -231,8 +231,14 @@ class BootimgPcbiosPlugin(SourcePlugin):
             kernel = "/" + get_bitbake_var("KERNEL_IMAGETYPE")
             syslinux_conf += "KERNEL " + kernel + "\n"

-            syslinux_conf += "APPEND label=boot root=%s %s\n" % \
-                             (creator.rootdev, bootloader.append)
+            # Check if rootdev exists
+            parts = ["label=boot"]
+            if creator.rootdev:
+                parts.append("root=%s" % creator.rootdev)
+            if bootloader.append:
+                parts.append(bootloader.append)
+
+            syslinux_conf += "APPEND %s\n" % " ".join(parts)

         logger.debug("Writing syslinux config %s/syslinux.cfg", hdddir)
         cfg = open("%s/hdd/boot/syslinux.cfg" % cr_workdir, "w")